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Introduction: New Directions in Language Learning Psychology

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Language learning psychology has been defined by Mercer, Ryan and Williams (2012, p. 2) as being “concerned with the mental experiences, processes, thoughts, feelings , motives, and behaviours of individuals involved in language learning”.

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  1. FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria

    Dietmar Tatzl

  2. University of Essex, Colchester, UK

    Christina Gkonou

  3. University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Sarah Mercer

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  1. Language and Linguistics, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

    Christina Gkonou

  2. Luftfahrt / Aviation, FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria

    Dietmar Tatzl

  3. Institut für Anglistik, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Sarah Mercer

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Tatzl, D., Gkonou, C., Mercer, S. (2016). Introduction: New Directions in Language Learning Psychology. In: Gkonou, C., Tatzl, D., Mercer, S. (eds) New Directions in Language Learning Psychology. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23491-5_1

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