GCPPLE 2023
GCPPLE is an interdisciplinary community of scholars dedicated to research in language education and positive psychology tied to innovation in theory, methods, and teaching/learning practice. It invites researchers, faculty,and teachers to share studies on a range of topics pertaining to achievement, engagement, assessment, motivation, emotions, well-being, and constructs such as optimism, a sense of belonging, and character values.
To continue with the aforementioned efforts for positive psychology in language education, the Conference addressed teaching strategies, language pedagogy, the flourishing teacher, student engagement, and achievement, among others, to equip educators with the necessary skills for everyone’s well-being in the classroom environment. Discussions among participants of the Conference on the implementation of positive psychology in the classroom
also tackled critical issues concerning language pedagogy.
The conference for the papers that were presented lasted two days, March 14-15, 2023. Three workshops were held and over 150 teachers from the ministry of education attended.
The keynote speakers were:
- Prof. Jean-Marc Dewaele
- Prof. Jean-Pierre Thibaut
- Prof. Tariq Elyas
- Dr. Dina El-Dakhs
