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Practitioners respond to Sarah Mercer's ‘Psychology for language learning: Spare a thought for the teacher’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2021

Robert Wood
Robert Wood*
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Guangdong Peizheng College, Guangzhou, China
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Mercer (2018) makes a compelling argument for the urgent need to further research teacher psychology, focussing on language teachers. While there has been considerable research on language learner psychology and with considerable focus on individual differences (IDs), there have been comparatively few studies into language teacher psychology. Mercer (2018, p. 506) highlights that teachers are among the most important stake holders in the language learning and teaching process. Therefore, it is essential to understand the psychology of both learners and teachers to achieve the best learning outcomes.

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Pedagogical Implications
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Language Teaching , Volume 55 , Issue 3 , July 2022 , pp. 422 - 425
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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