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View article: A transcendental phenomenology on existential positive psychology (EPP) and L2 education: Setting a practical agenda for regulating students’ well-being and ill-being
A transcendental phenomenology on existential positive psychology (EPP) and L2 education: Setting a practical agenda for regulating students’ well-being and ill-being Open
The contributions of positive psychology (PP) to the study of second and foreign language (L2) emotions have received considerable scholarly attention in recent years. In response to the criticism that it adopted a limited viewpoint, PP ha…
View article: Enhanced surveillance of a pneumonia outbreak of unknown cause in Argentina in 2022 using the AI system, EPIWATCH
Enhanced surveillance of a pneumonia outbreak of unknown cause in Argentina in 2022 using the AI system, EPIWATCH Open
Introduction: In 2022, an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin occurred in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, later confirmed to be Legionnaires’ disease. Additionally, reports of similar outbreaks emerging in a hospital in Mendoza (appr…
View article: Music performance anxiety can be facilitating or debilitating: Emotion accompaniment makes the difference
Music performance anxiety can be facilitating or debilitating: Emotion accompaniment makes the difference Open
Music performance anxiety (MPA) is most often defined as a negative experience that is harmful to successful performance, but potential facilitating effects of MPA often are acknowledged. The distinction between facilitating and debilitati…
View article: Keeping in time: The design of qualitative longitudinal research in SLA
Keeping in time: The design of qualitative longitudinal research in SLA Open
Language development is a long-term process. Individual-level longitudinal case studies have been foundational to SLA. However, methodologies that can support person-focused and process-oriented research lack consolidation. Qualitative lon…
View article: Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements Open
There are many people who have contributed to this research, and to whom we are indebted.First and foremost, we would like to thank the eight women whose stories are told in this book.Amid the challenges of building a life in a new country…
View article: Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts
Willingness to Communicate, Multilingualism and Interactions in Community Contexts Open
This book examines the communication behaviours of individuals in multilingual community contexts. Using a complexity lens and the presentation of a revised 3D pyramid model, the authors demonstrate the dynamic nature of willingness to com…
View article: Validating the Short-form Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
Validating the Short-form Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale Open
Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is a popular construct in applied linguistics research, traditionally measured with the 33-item Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). However, recent studies have started utilizing the …
View article: Do Flow, Enjoyment and Anxiety emerge equally in English Foreign Language Classrooms as in other Foreign Language Classrooms?
Do Flow, Enjoyment and Anxiety emerge equally in English Foreign Language Classrooms as in other Foreign Language Classrooms? Open
The present study focused on differences in intensity of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), and proportion of time in a state of flow among 761 English FL learners and 825 FL learners of Languages …
View article: Do Flow, Enjoyment and Anxiety emerge equally in English Foreign Language Classrooms as in other Foreign Language Classrooms?
Do Flow, Enjoyment and Anxiety emerge equally in English Foreign Language Classrooms as in other Foreign Language Classrooms? Open
The present study focused on differences in intensity of Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE), Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA), and proportion of time in a state of flow among 761 English FL learners and 825 FL learners of Languages …
View article: Second language listening comprehension: The role of anxiety and enjoyment in listening metacognitive awareness
Second language listening comprehension: The role of anxiety and enjoyment in listening metacognitive awareness Open
Emotion in second language acquisition (SLA) has recently received greater attention because it is largely implicated in daily conversations, which may affect second or foreign language (L2) use including listening comprehension. Most rese…
View article: Grit in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Introduction to the Special Issue
Grit in Second Language Learning and Teaching: Introduction to the Special Issue Open
This brief, introductory paper contextualizes the special issue in relevant literatures in psychology, education, and SLA. In addition to describing the rationale for the special issue and providing a preview of the papers included, we ide…
View article: Validating the Short-Form Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (S-FLCAS)
Validating the Short-Form Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (S-FLCAS) Open
Foreign language classroom anxiety (FLCA) is a popular construct in applied linguistics research, traditionally measured with the 33-item Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS). However, recent studies have started utilising the …
View article: Using Character Strengths to Address English Writing Anxiety
Using Character Strengths to Address English Writing Anxiety Open
Positive psychology has been introduced to the applied linguistics literature with the broad goal of improving the experience of language learners and teachers through a variety of interventions (MacIntyre & Mercer, 2014; Gabryś-Barker & G…
View article: Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context: part one, a time-serial study of developmental dynamics
Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context: part one, a time-serial study of developmental dynamics Open
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices affect TL development. They also vary betwe…
View article: Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context: part two, person-context dynamics
Willingness to communicate in a multilingual context: part two, person-context dynamics Open
In many contexts of multilingualism, language learners can initiate communication in the target language (TL), or a contact language (such as English). Patterns of use emerging from these choices vary between individuals and affect TL deve…
View article: Willingness to communicate in the L2 about meaningful photos: Application of the pyramid model of WTC
Willingness to communicate in the L2 about meaningful photos: Application of the pyramid model of WTC Open
Willingness to communicate (WTC) reflects an intersection between instructed second language acquisition and learner psychology. WTC results from the coordinated interaction among complex processes that prepare second language (L2) learner…
View article: Thinking fast and slow about willingness to communicate: A two-systems view
Thinking fast and slow about willingness to communicate: A two-systems view Open
How does a person decide whether she or he is willing to communicate? Dual-process theories have been influential in the literature on the psychology of making judgments and decisions. Dual-process theories make a distinction between cogni…
View article: Foreword: The Song of Silence
Foreword: The Song of Silence Open
Most readers will be familiar with sheet music, the written form of the notes a musician plays.Written music has an interesting set of notations that does not have an analogous item in standard written text dedicated to silences or moments…
View article: Contracting Students for the Reduction of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: An Approach Nurturing Positive Mindsets and Behaviors
Contracting Students for the Reduction of Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: An Approach Nurturing Positive Mindsets and Behaviors Open
The quasi-experimental study reported in this paper investigated whether contracting students' speaking in the foreign language (FL) classroom could effectively mitigate their FL classroom anxiety. It also explored the working mechanisms o…
View article: Expanding the theoretical base for the dynamics of willingness to communicate
Expanding the theoretical base for the dynamics of willingness to communicate Open
The dynamics underlying willingness to communicate in a second or third language (L2 for short), operating in real time, are affected by a number of intra- and inter-personal processes. L2 communication is a remarkably fluid process, espec…
View article: Desire for control and personality as predictors of three communication traits in a public speaking context
Desire for control and personality as predictors of three communication traits in a public speaking context Open
Background Communication in general, and public speaking in particular, are important means to exert influence over other people; control is an enduring motive for communication. People differ substantially in the amount of control they ty…
View article: Anxiety/Uncertainty Management and Communication Accommodation in Women’s Brief Dyadic Conversations With a Stranger: An Idiodynamic Approach
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management and Communication Accommodation in Women’s Brief Dyadic Conversations With a Stranger: An Idiodynamic Approach Open
This study uses a combination of anxiety/uncertainty management theory and communication accommodation theory perspective to examine differences in the ways women converse with men or with other women. The study uses an innovative approach…
View article: The Predictive Power of Multicultural Personality Traits, Learner and Teacher Variables on Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety
The Predictive Power of Multicultural Personality Traits, Learner and Teacher Variables on Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety Open
Background and purpose: Previous research showed that Foreign Language Enjoyment (FLE) and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety (FLCA) were negatively correlated but essentially independent dimensions.The current study confirms this finding …
View article: Positive Language Education: Combining Positive Education and Language Education
Positive Language Education: Combining Positive Education and Language Education Open
In this paper, we discuss the notion of Positive Language Education (PLE), which stems from a combination of Positive Education and Language Education. We suggest that there are good reasons for language educators to engage in enhancing 21…