Mindsets in Language Education

This book is devoted to the interdisciplinary investigation of language learner and teacher motivation, competencies, emotions and wellbeing, based on the theories behind mindsets. It includes a range of theoretical and empirical studies and is an invaluable resource for improving the quality of the language learning experience.

About the author

Adrian Leis is Professor in the Center for Liberal Arts Education at Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan. His research interests include language pedagogy, language learning motivation and computer-assisted language learning/teaching. Adrian has authored several books, such as Innovations in Flipping the Language Classroom (2019), Insights into Flipped Classrooms (2023), and the Dictogloss in Action textbook series (forthcoming, 2025). 
Åsta Haukås is Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Bergen, Norway. She researches in the areas of multilingualism, metacognition, motivation, mindsets and teachers’ professional development.
Nigel Mantou Lou is Assistant Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada. He is Associate Editor of Psychology of Language and Communication and serves on the editorial board for several journals in the field.
Sachiko Nakamura is Assistant Professor at Tamagawa University, Japan. Her research focuses on language learning emotions, emotion regulation and engagement and her recent publications include Emotion Regulation and Strategy Instruction in Learning (Springer, 2023).

Product details

• Assisted by: Åsta Haukås (Editor), Adrian Leis (Editor), Nigel Mantou Lou (Editor), Sachiko Nakamura (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.01.2025
• EAN: 9781800418318
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-831-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 600 g
• Series: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Psychology: emotions, The self, ego, identity, personality, Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality, Psycholinguistics, Language teaching theory & methods, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics