Activating and Engaging Learners and Teachers

Strengthening the Involvement of Learners and Teachers in English Language Education: An Introduction to the Volume by Max von Blanckenburg (University of Munich, Germany) and Carmen M. Amerstorfer (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) Part I: Psychological Perspectives on EFL Teacher and Learner Emotions, Well-Being, and Relationships Chapter 1: Psychology of Language Learning: Where Are We and where Are We Going? by Carmen M. Amerstorfer (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) and Peter D. MacIntyre (Cape Breton University, Canada) Chapter 2: The Effects of Emotional Decoding on Eliciting Empathic Responses in Language Teachers: An Idiodynamic Case Study by Alaa Al-Tamini and Tammy Gregersen (American University of Sharjah, UAE) Chapter 3: How Cooperative Learning Can Contribute to Teacher Wellbeing, Contentment, Motivation, and Positive Relationships by Carmen M. Amerstorfer (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) Chapter 4: Attitudinal, Motivational, and Socio-biographical Predictors of EFL Teachers' Well-Being by Jean-Marc Dewaele (Birkbeck, University of London, UK), Sarah Mercer (University of Graz, Austria), and Christina Gkonou (University of Essex, UK) Part II: Methodological Considerations on EFL Learner Activation and Engagement Chapter 5: Kinaesthetic Learning Material for EFL Pronunciation Teaching and Their Potential for Teacher Education by Manuela Schlick (University of Vienna, Austria) Chapter 6: Unguided Peer Response: A Missing Piece in the Jigsaw Puzzle? by Ha Hoang (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) and Peter Gu (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) Chapter 7: Dimensions of Language Assessment Literacy and Their Difficulty for Pre-Service Teachers of English in Austria by Armin Berger (University of Vienna, Austria), Helen Heaney (University of Vienna, Austria), and Günther Sigott (University of Klagenfurt, Austria) Chapter 8: Implementing a Strategy Instruction Framework: Challenges of Classroom-Based Research at the Elementary

Carmen M. Amerstorfer is a researcher and foreign language teacher educator at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. Max von Blanckenburg is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the University of Munich, Germany.