Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Tammy Gregersen, Peter D. MacIntyre and Sarah Mercer -- 1. Toward a Psychology of Well-Being for Language Learners: The 'EMPHATICS' Vision / Rebecca L. Oxford

Part 1: Theoretical -- 3. Seeing the World Through Your Eyes: Empathy in Language Learning and Teaching / Sarah Mercer -- 4. The Dynamics of Past Selves in Language Learning and Well-Being / Joseph Falout -- 5. Language Learning and Teaching: What's Love Got to Do With It? / Ana Maria F. Barcelos and Hilda Simone H. Coelho

Part 2: Empirical -- 6. Positive Psychology Exercises Build Social Capital for Language Learners: Preliminary Evidence / Tammy Gregersen, Peter D. MacIntyre and Margarita Meza -- 7. The Triumph Over Experience: Hope and Hardiness in Novice L2 Teachers / Phil Hiver -- 8. Advanced Language Learners' Experiences of Flow in the Hungarian EFL Classroom / Éva Cimmermann and Katalin Piniel -- 9. Foreign Language Enjoyment and Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety: The Right and Left Feet of the Language Learner / Jean-Marc Dewaele and Peter D. MacIntyre -- 10. Accentuate the Positive: Conceptual and Empirical Development of the Positive L2 Self and Its Relationship to L2 Proficiency / J. Lake -- 11. Affect in Directed Motivational Currents: Positive Emotionality in Long-Term L2 Engagement / Zana ibrahim -- 12. Project Perseverance: Helping Students Become Self-Regulating Learners / Jennifer Bown, Dan P. Dewey, Linnea P. Belnap and Patrick R. Steffen

Part 3: Applied -- 13. Happiness in ESL/EFL: Bringing Positive Psychology to the Classroom / Marc Helgesen -- 14. Teaching to Learn and Well-Become: Many Mini-Renaissances / Tim Murphy -- 15. Why and How to Use Positive Psychology Activities in the Second Language Classroom / Candy Fresacher -- 16. Music and Language Learning: Emotions and Engaging Memory Pathways / M. Carmen Fonseca-Mara and Francisco Herrero Machancoses -- 17. Conclusion / Peter D. MacIntyre, Tammy Gregersen and Sarah Mercer

"Positive psychology is the scientific study of how human beings prosper and thrive. This is the first book in SLA dedicated to theories in positive psychology and their implications for language teaching, learning and communication. Chapters examine the characteristics of individuals, contexts and relationships that facilitate learning: positive emotional states such as love, enjoyment and flow, and character traits such as empathy, hardiness and perseverance. The contributors present several innovative teaching ideas to bring out these characteristics among learners. The collection thus blends new teaching techniques with cutting-edge theory and empirical research undertaken using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches. It will be of interest to SLA researchers, graduate students, trainee and experienced teachers who wish to learn more about language learning psychology, individual differences, learner characteristics and new classroom practices." (Publisher's Description)