Description
This book explores language teacher wellbeing across the lifespan, casting light on the professional trajectory of language teachers. It reveals the personal and professional challenges and resources of teachers at different phases of their careers, and how they can preserve and nurture their wellbeing and thrive in the long-term.
Author: Giulia Sulis, Sarah Mercer, Sonja Babic
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 04/12/2023
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9781800412798
ISBN10: 1800412797
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Professional Development
- Education | Teacher Training & Certification
- Psychology | Personality
About the Author
Giulia Sulis is a researcher at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests lie in all aspects surrounding the psychology of language learning and teaching, in particular language learning motivation, language learning engagement, Willingness to Communicate and language teacher wellbeing.
Sarah Mercer is Professor and Head of the ELT Research and Methodology Department at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests lie in all aspects of language learning psychology (teacher and learner perspectives), in particular in self-related constructs, engagement, agency, affect, belief systems and wellbeing.
Sonja Babic is a researcher at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests lie in the psychology of language learning and teaching, teacher well-being, gerontology and psychogerontology.
Astrid Mairitsch is a research assistant at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research interests lie in the societal appreciation of teachers, teacher status, wellbeing of EFL teachers, and positive psychology in foreign language education.