Published: 2021-07-09

Using Character Strengths to Address English Writing Anxiety

Tammy Gregersen , Peter D. MacIntyre , Rachel Buck

Abstract

Positive psychology has been introduced to the applied linguistics literature with the broad goal of improving the experience of language learners and teachers through a variety of interventions (MacIntyre & Mercer, 2014; Gabryś-Barker & Gałajda, 2016). “The aim of positive psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life” (Seligman &
Csikszentmihalyi, 2000, p. 5). One significant contribution of this young field has been a series of empirically-tested positive psychology interventions (PPIs) that have been shown to increase positive emotion, reduce distress, and/or improve well-being (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005; Sin & Lyubormirsky, 2009). In the present research, we examine one application of a PPI involving a focus on using character strengths as a way to address language anxiety. Through a case study analysis, we demonstrate the ways that this intervention was beneficial for the student.

            

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Gregersen, T., MacIntyre, P. D., & Buck, R. (2021). Using Character Strengths to Address English Writing Anxiety. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 7(2), 11–35. https://doi.org/10.31261/TAPSLA.8431

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Vol. 7 No. 2 (2021)
Published: 2021-07-09


ISSN: 2450-5455
eISSN: 2451-2125
Ikona DOI 10.31261/tapsla

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Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego | University of Silesia Press

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