Setting an Agenda for Positive Psychology in SLA: Theory, Practice, and Research
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In this article we introduce Positive Psychology (PP), a relatively new subfield of psychology, and outline its development since the year 2000. We describe ways in which PP represents an exciting addition to the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) literature and the ways it is already influencing trends in education generally, thus creating promising expectations of its impact on language teaching and learning. After reviewing the progress made thus far under the rubric of PP in SLA, we offer suggestions for an agenda to move forward with theory, research, and practice.
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- Authors
- MACINTYRE, P. D., GREGERSEN, T., & MERCER, S.
- Affiliations
- Cape Breton University (CA)
- American University of Sharjah (AE)
- University of Graz (AT)
- Corresponding author
- MACINTYRE, PETER D.
- Venue
- The Modern Language Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-02-06
- Volume
- 103
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 262-274
- ISSN
- 0026-7902 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-4781
- OpenAlex
- W2915069625
- Cited by
- 579
- References
- 64
- Citations by year
- 2026: 94 · 2025: 98 · 2024: 99 · 2023: 92 · 2022: 91 · 2021: 75 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 10
- FWCI
- 231.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Modern Language Journal (publishedVersion)
- CBU Scholar (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Keywords
- positive psychology, second language acquisition, language teaching, language learning, research agenda, educational psychology
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