Language Teacher Psychology

About

Sarah Mercer is the Head of the ELT Research and Methodology section at the University of Graz Austria. She is interested in all aspects of language learning psychology in particular self-related constructs motivation affect agency mindsets and belief systems. She is co-editor of Positive Psychology in SLA (with Peter MacIntyre and Tammy Gregersen) and Multiple Perspectives of the Self in SLA (with Marion Williams). Achilleas Kostoulas taught English in schools in Greece before moving into language teacher education. He completed a PhD at the University of Manchester UK and now works in the Department of English Studies at the University of Graz Austria where he teaches courses in ELT and Applied Linguistics. His research interests focus on the psychology of language learning and teaching.