Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, cilt.20, sa.1, ss.226-228, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
Although the psychology of language learners has been an ongoing focus of concern
and has gained ground in research about foreign or second languages (L2), the psychology of
language teachers has so far received relatively little attention in the growing field of
psychology of language learning (PLL) (Mercer, 2018). Acknowledging the key role of
language teachers in language learning (LL) and the influence of psychology on their teaching
effectiveness—and, in turn, learners’ psychology—the editors Sarah Mercer and Achilleas
Kostoulas focus on the research gap on this issue and present a rich edited collection of papers
to better understand teacher psychology in L2 research. They explore the concept in their book,
Language Teacher Psychology, the first entry in an international, interdisciplinary book series
examining this nascent field.