Pozitif Psikolojinin Farklı Perspektiflerinin İkinci Dil Öğrenimi Üzerindeki Etkileri.

CANER-YILDIRIM, Sonay

In recent years, positive psychology has increasingly impacted the field of second language acquisition (SLA). There are two prevailing perspectives within positive psychology in SLA: one that separates negative emotions and exclusively focuses on positive emotions, and the other that views these emotions as complementary rather than distinct. In this context, a quasiexperimental study was conducted employing two strategies: Mental Contrasting with Implementation Intentions (MCII) selfregulation strategy, which integrates both positive and negative emotions, and Positive Thinking (PT) strategy, which solely emphasizes positive emotions. The study investigated the effects of these strategies on the school motivation and academic performance of fifth graders in English. Following the intervention, no significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of self-reported school motivation. However, the academic performance of the group utilizing the MCII strategy, which focused on both positive and negative emotions, was significantly higher than that of the group employing the PT strategy, which concentrated exclusively on positive emotions. These results suggest that acknowledging negative emotions, rather than solely focusing on positive ones, may be more effective in positive psychology for helping individuals successfully achieve their language learning goals. Given its efficacy in enhancing academic performance, educators can develop and implement MCII forms tailored to their students' grade levels to support them in reaching their academic objectives.

ADLERIAN psychology; POSITIVE psychology; SECOND language acquisition; ACADEMIC motivation; FIFTH grade (Education); OPTIMISM

Inonu University Journal of the Faculty of Education (INUJFE), 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p730

1300-2899

Academic Journal

10.17679/inuefd.1246973