Psychology for Language Teachers: A Social Constructivist Approach

Cambridge Language Teaching Library

by Marion Williams, Robert L. Burden

Psychology for Language Teachers examines the field of educational psychology and considers various ways in which a deeper understanding of this discipline can help language teachers. The first part presents an overview of educational psychology, and discusses how different approaches to psychology have influenced language teaching methodology. Following this, four themes are the learner, the teacher, the task and the learning context. Recent psychological developments in each of these domains are discussed and implications are drawn for language teaching. Areas considered include approaches to learning, motivation, the role of the individual, attribution, mediation, the teaching of thinking, the cognitive demands of tasks and the learning environment. Psychology for Language Teachers does not assume previous knowledge of psychology.

Genres: Psychology, Teaching, Linguistics, Language, Education

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

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Reviews

[Mo]

To begin with I found this book pretty demanding.But now I really like this book.

[Nana]

I want to read this book

[Carolina Campoy]

Great book if you want to understand the relationship between psychology and language learning. At first it provides an overview of different schools of thought and then it narrows down to constructivism as an educational philosophy. It contains various examples. Beware this is not a book of ready-to-implement activities but a book about theory and practice. Will definitely re read it.

[Irene]

Ha sido muy útil para mi TFM.

[Milaajh]

it is so useful, thank you.
xoxo^^

[Chen Chen]

Very well written and structured.
A psychology of learning from social constructivist point of view.
That is to learn adjusting to our personal meaning and values and also learn from social interactions.
Also, I like the notion on learning foreign language is to adapt to that culture, and also about strategies, metacognition, that is learning about learning.

[Samereh]

i want to read unit 9

[Olga Lalín]

Essential for teachers