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Positive Psychology Syllabus

This 3-credit course introduces concepts from positive psychology and their applications to second language teaching. The course aims to develop students' understanding of how human relationships, character strengths, and mindsets can improve learning and create positive institutional environments. Students will learn to design lesson plans using an integrated perspective and develop personally and professionally through autoethnographic writing. Over three units, the course will cover key positive psychology concepts like PERMA, character strengths, growth mindsets, and social-emotional skills. Students will examine topics like emotion and cognition, mindfulness, flow, gratitude, and how to incorporate them into their English teaching practice. The online course involves readings, discussions, assignments, and a final autoethnographic project.

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Positive Psychology Syllabus

This 3-credit course introduces concepts from positive psychology and their applications to second language teaching. The course aims to develop students' understanding of how human relationships, character strengths, and mindsets can improve learning and create positive institutional environments. Students will learn to design lesson plans using an integrated perspective and develop personally and professionally through autoethnographic writing. Over three units, the course will cover key positive psychology concepts like PERMA, character strengths, growth mindsets, and social-emotional skills. Students will examine topics like emotion and cognition, mindfulness, flow, gratitude, and how to incorporate them into their English teaching practice. The online course involves readings, discussions, assignments, and a final autoethnographic project.

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UNIVERSIDAD BLAS PASCAL

Degree: Bachelor of Arts in English Language Teaching


Study Plan: ¿???
Course: 0311 Positive Psychology in Second Language Teaching
Term: 3rd
Method/system: on line

Aims
The aim of this course is to introduce the basis of positive psychology and its possible
applications to improve learning processes and institutional environment by developing
human relationship, character strength and teacher and student´s mindset. At the end
of this track, students will be able to not only design pedagogical propossals from an
integral perspective but also develop personaly and professionaly by means of
autoetnographic writing.

Objectives
 To introduce key concepts in positive psychology to foster affective as well
effective learning processes
 To re-think professional practices in English teaching from an emotional and
humanistic perspective
 To blend emotional literacy together with English language acquisition
 To promote personal as well as professional development by means of
autoetnographic writing

Basic contents
Positive psychology. Martin Seligman´s concept of PERMA. Character strength.
Positive language teaching. Fixed and growth mindset. Value and life education.
Empathy in foreign language learning. Contemplative practices and mindfulness
exercises in the English class. Socio-emotional skills in foregn language teaching and
learning. Flow and friendly learning environment. Living together and class working
atmosphere.

Contents
Unit 1: A stop along the way
Time for a pause: reading the Little Prince. Introduction to positive psychology. The
history of the positive psychology movement. Antecedents: Carl Rogers and
Humanism. Martin Seligman´s concept of PERMA. Key issues in positive psychology.
Positive psychology in education. What do emotions have to do with ELT?
Suggestopedia, Krashen’s affective filter hypothesis and communicative language
teaching. Autoethnography as a research method in the humanities. The Nuns’ Study.
Unit 2
Finding joy
Happiness and well-being. Naming our emotions. Emotion and Cognition. Barbara
Fredrickson’s positivity ratio. Positive Language. The role of feedback in education.
Humour and optimism : in and out of the classroom. Mindfulness. The concept of flow.
Awe. Art and positive emotions. Growth and fixed mindsets: mistakes as opportunities
to flourish. Inspirational Stories. Autoethnographic practice.

Unit 3 
The Seeds we plant
The components of social and emotional learning. Character strengths. The importance
of social connection. Cultivating compassion, kindness  and empathy. Teamwork and
cooperative learning. Gratitude. Grit and zest. Positive psychology and literature. Ideas
for the classroom. Positive psychology and classroom management. Art Therapy.
Autoethnographic assignment.

Basic bibliography
Boniwell, I. (2017). EBOOK: Positive psychology in a nutshell: The science of
happiness: The science of happiness. McGraw-Hill Education (UK).

Complementary bibliography
 MacIntyre, P. D., Gregersen, T., & Mercer, S. (2016). Positive psychology in
SLA. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.
 Mercer, S., & Kostoulas, A. (2018). Language teacher psychology. Bristol:
Multilingual Matters.
 Gabryś-Barker, D., & Gałajda, D. (2018). Positive Psychology Perspectives on
Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Cham (Switzerland): Springer.

Planning
Week 1 to 4: Unit 1
Week 5 to 10: Unit 2
Week 11 to 14: Unit 3
Week 15: final assessment

Methodology
Due to the “on line” characteristic of the course, a variety of methodologies are
included in its design such as theory presentation on the part of the teacher, forum
debate, case study and analysis of school environments, pedagogical material design
and autoethnographic writing as research methodology.
In MiUBP platform, students will be able to contact their tutors via messenger service.
Students can also take part in forum debates and feeds.
Both, optional as well as compulsory tasks will be checked by tutors and feedback will
be provided.
Evaluation

Evaluation methodology follows UBP General Academic Regulations. Each test or


exam explicitly contains evaluation criteria and marks alloted to each task or activity.
Each exam is scored between 1 and 100, being 50 the minimun score to pass the
evaluation.
  

Regularity
To get the status of regular student, you have to pass a final assessment task that is
included within the time that is set to take the course.
In case you fail in your first attempt, you will have the chance to do it again under the
teacher´s conditions
  

Final Exam
As a regular student, you have to sit for a written live final exam that will take place
during the period the University sets.

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