The Emotional Rollercoaster of Language Teaching

Jim King editor Jean-Marc Dewaele editor Christina Gkonou editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Multilingual Matters

Published:19th May '20

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Research aiming to combat the epidemic levels of stress and burnout currently seen within the language teaching profession

This book focuses on the emotional complexity of language teaching and how the diverse emotions that teachers experience are shaped and function. The book covers a range of emotion-related topics on both positive and negative emotions, including emotional labour, burnout, emotion regulation, resilience, emotional intelligence and wellbeing.

This book focuses on the emotional complexity of language teaching and how the diverse emotions that teachers experience while teaching are shaped and function. The book is based on the premise that teaching is not just about the transmission of academic knowledge but also about inspiring students, building rapport with them, creating relationships based on empathy and trust, being patient and most importantly controlling one’s own emotions and being able to influence students’ emotions in a positive way. The book covers a range of emotion-related topics on both positive and negative emotions which are relevant to language teaching including emotional labour, burnout, emotion regulation, resilience, emotional intelligence and wellbeing among others. These topics are studied within a wide range of contexts such as teacher education programmes, tertiary education, CLIL and action research settings, and primary and secondary schools across different countries. The book will appeal to any student, researcher, teacher or policymaker who is interested in research on the psychological aspects of foreign language teaching.

This volume provides fascinating insights into the complexity of emotions shaping language teachers’ classroom practice, experiences and working lives. The editors have brought together a rich range of theoretical and empirical perspectives spanning a diversity of professional contexts. The book will be of value to all those concerned with understanding or researching the emotional dimension of language teaching.

* Ema Ushioda, University of Warwick, UK *

This timely anthology explores the foundational role of emotions in the professional lives and everyday practices of language teachers. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical, methodological and classroom-based approaches, the chapters open up new dimensions in our knowledge of the complexity and salience of language teacher emotions within and across multiple contexts.

* Cynthia J. White, Massey University, New Zealand *

A timely collection that advances new directions for investigating and reflecting on emotions in language education. Bringing various strands of contemporary emotion research to bear on diverse educational contexts across the globe, it provides essential insights into the affective realities that shape teachers’ professional practices and impact their personal wellbeing.

* Matthew T. Prior, Arizona State University, USA *

This much-needed anthology uniquely recognises language teacher emotions and their importance for classroom practices but, most importantly, for teachers’ own personal and professional development [...] After reading this book, the reader learns about the role of emotions and, more importantly, about the benefits of embracing more challenging and unpleasant emotions which can lead to personal growth and development.

-- Lorena Salud Gadella Kamstra, University of Essex, UK * BAAL News, 119 *

This volume is particularly valuable and timely due to a currently unsettled teaching environment. Global changes that have occurred in the year 2020 have stirred a range of emotions and have forced many educators to promptly readjust to an emergency remote teaching context.

-- Anna Belobrovy, Rikkyo University, Japan * JALT Journal, 43.2, November 2021 *

Providing fundamental insights into the complexity of teacher emotions, this collection is devoted to exploring the role of these emotions in diverse cultural contexts by combining emotion theory, emotion-related psychological factors, and language teaching practice. It is suitable for anyone interested in learning about and further investigating teacher emotions.

-- Wenxiu Chu and Honggang Liu, Northeast Normal University, China * Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 11, October 2020 *

The Emotional Rollercoaster of Language Teaching provides readers with a wide range of perspectives and an accurate picture of the field, revealing the complexity of language teachers’ emotions and uncovering some emotional challenges affecting their well-being, pedagogical practices, and professional lives.

-- Alfaf Albakistani, Birkbeck, University of London, UK * LINGUIST List 32.11

ISBN: 9781788928335

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm

Weight: 646g

320 pages