To date, the majority of work in language learning psychology has focused on the learner. In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to teacher psychology. This volume seeks to redress the imbalance by bringing together various strands of research into the psychology of language teachers. It consists of 19 contributions on well-established areas of teacher psychology, as well as areas that have only recently begun to be explored. This original collection, which covers a multitude of theoretical and methodological perspectives, makes a significant contribution to the emerging field of language teacher psychology as a domain of inquiry within language education. -- Provided by publisher.

General collection.

Introduction to language teacher psychology -- Language teacher motivation -- 'The English class of my dreams': envisioning teaching a foreign language -- Language teacher motivation: from the ideal to the feasible self -- Drawing on cultural models and figured worlds to study language teacher education and teacher identity -- Exploring novice EFL teachers' identity development: a case study of two EFL teachers in China -- Language teacher cognition: an emergent phenomenon in an emergent field -- Language teachers' self-efficacy beliefs: an introduction -- Teacher emotions and the emotional labour of second language teaching -- The relational beliefs and practices of highly socioemotionally competent language teachers -- Variation in ESL/EFL teachers' attitudes towards their students -- Language teacher agency -- Teachers crafting job craftiing -- Teachstrong: the power of teacher resilience for second language practitioners -- Making the transition into teacher education: resilience as a process of growth -- Signature strengths as a gateway to mentoring: facilitating emergent teachers' transition into language teaching -- Psychological insights from third-age teacher educators: a narrative, multiple-case study -- Exploring language teacher psychology: a case study from a holistic perspective -- Conclusion: lessons learned, promising perspectives -- Index.\