Learning from authoritarian teachers: Controlling the situation or controlling yourself can sustain motivation

• Authors: Kathryn E. Chaffee , Kimberly A. Noels , Maya Sugita McEown
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Positive psychology encompases the study of positive outcomes, optimal functioning, and resilience in difficult circumstances. In the context of language learning, positive outcomes include academic engagement, self-determined motivation, persistence in language learning, and eventually becoming a proficent user of the language.

Keywords

EN

primary control; secondary control; positive reappraisal; motivation; controlling instructor

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 355-387

Dates

cover

2014-06

Contributors

author

Kathryn E. Chaffee

• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

author

Kimberly A. Noels

• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

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Maya Sugita McEown

• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/ssllt.2014.4.2.9