Unveiling the relationship between language learning beliefs, emotions, and identities

Several authors (Frijda, Manstead, & Bem, 2000; Van Veen & Lasky, 2006) suggest that emotions, cognitions, and identities are intrinsically related. Authors in social psychology (Fiedler & Bless, 2000; Frijda, Manstead, & Bem, 2000; Rosiek, 2003) have considered how beliefs are particularly sensitive to affective influences and how emotions, cognitions, and identities are intrinsically related. Understanding this relationship would help researchers to reveal complex key issues in beliefs research, such as the relationship between beliefs and action. Yet, although research on beliefs in applied linguistics goes back to the 70s and 80s, there has been scant connection with emotions and identities. This paper aims to reflect on the relationship between beliefs, emotions, and identities by looking at these coconstructing, overlapping concepts to advance our understanding of language learning and teaching. Through a review of studies on beliefs, emotions, and identities within applied linguistics and other areas, I illustrate how beliefs and emotions are intrinsically and interactively related, and how beliefs within a socio-historical context influence the construction of identities. Identities influence the kinds of emotions and beliefs that individuals attribute to themselves and to others. Emotions, in turn, can influence identities and how we construct them. Implications for research on beliefs, emotions, and identities are suggested

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AVALIAÇÃO DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL E CONSUMO ALIMENTAR DE PACIENTES ATENDIDOS EM UM CENTRO DE ATENÇÃO PSICOSSOCIAL (CAPS)

 Os Centros de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS) prestam atendimento aos indivíduos com transtornos mentais, oferecendo cuidados clínicos e de reabilitação psicossocial, favorecendo a inclusão social desses usuários. Para a promoção da qualidade de vida, é necessário utilizar a avaliação nutricional e a análise do consumo alimentar como ferramentas para investigar o perfil nutricional e, assim, promover uma alimentação saudável e equilibrada. Portanto, objetivou-se neste trabalho avaliar o estado nutricional e o consumo dos alimentos de pacientes atendidos em um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial (CAPS). O delineamento deste estudo caracteriza-se como observacional, do tipo descritivo, transversal, de natureza quantitativa. Esta pesquisa encontra-se em andamento, para a qual ainda serão coletados os dados do recordatório 24h e a identificação do perfil sociodemográfico; em contrapartida, já foi realizada a avaliação nutricional, por meio da aferição do peso e da altura e do cálculo do Índice de Massa Corporal. Como resultado parcial, obteve-se o perfil de 81 pacientes, e observou-se que a maioria da amostra se apresentou com sobrepeso (39,5%) e obesidade (35,8%). Com isso, percebe-se a importância do conhecimento do perfil nutricional e dos hábitos alimentares, para que se possa elaborar uma nova proposta de estratégias no âmbito da educação e da intervenção nutricional, promovendo a recuperação ou a manutenção do estado nutricional e, assim, contribuindo para uma melhor qualidade de vida desses pacientes.Palavras-chave: Transtornos mentais. Estado nutricional. Consumo de alimentos. 

“Não sei de onde vem essa timidez, talvez um medo de parecer ridículo”: um estudo sobre a timidez e a produção oral de alunos de inglês

One of the important aspects in language teaching and learning is learning oral skills (NOELS et al, 2003; SILVA 2005, RUTH 2013;), which is one most sought after skills by foreign language learners (BERGSLEITHNER, 2009). The learning difficulties related to this skill can be attributed to several aspects, including one of the most important, and unfortunately, least researched, learners’ shyness. Studies on this topic are almost scant in Brazilian applied linguistics (except for CANDIDO RIBEIRO, 2008). This study reports results of an initial study that aimed at investigating the shyness of intermediate level students of English at an intermediate level English course and how it relates to their oral production. The theoretical framework was based, especially, on studies about shyness (ZIMBARDO, 1977; AXIA, 2003, CANDIDO-RIBEIRO, 2008) and speaking (UR, 1996). The results suggest that shyness affected students’ oral production for several reasons, the emotion of fear being one of the most important.Um dos aspectos importantes no ensino e aprendizagem de línguas é a aprendizagem da habilidade oral (NOELS et al, 2003; SILVA, 2005, RUTH 2013), que é uma das mais almejadas para os aprendizes de Língua Estrangeira (BERGSLEITHNER, 2009). As dificuldades de aprendizagem dessa habilidade podem estar ligadas a diversos fatores, sendo um dos mais importantes, e infelizmente menos pesquisados, a timidez dos aprendizes. É quase inexistente a literatura sobre alunos tímidos na Linguística Aplicada no Brasil (com exceção de Candido Ribeiro (2008)). Este trabalho relata resultados de uma pesquisa inicial que teve como objetivo geral investigar a timidez dos alunos de nível intermediário de um curso de extensão em língua inglesa em relação à produção oral, tendo por base estudos sobre timidez (ZIMBARDO, 1977; AXIA, 2003, CANDIDO-RIBEIRO, 2008) e produção oral (UR, 1996). Os resultados sugerem que a timidez afeta a produção oral dos alunos por diversos fatores, sendo um dos mais importantes, a emoção do medo

Desvelando a paixão pelo ensino de professores de inglês em formação inicial

A formação de docentes de línguas enfrenta vários desafios, entre eles, a pouca atratividade da carreira. Sendo assim, o desejo de ensinar é uma das principais formas através das quais os professores expressam sua paixão e, por isso, uma emoção essencial à promoção de um ensino efetivo (DAY, 2004; 2009). Na Linguística Aplicada no Brasil, ainda não existem estudos sobre a paixão dos professores de inglês pelo seu ofício. Com isso, este trabalho investigou como se constitui a paixão pelo ensino em um grupo de oito professores de inglês em formação inicial, estagiários em um curso de extensão de uma universidade federal mineira. O referencial teórico se pautou em pesquisas relativas ao estudo das emoções no ensino de línguas (BARCELOS, 2015; ZEMBYLAS, 2005) e à paixão pelo ensino (DAY, 2004; 2009; CARBONNEAU et al., 2008; MART, 2013). Os dados foram coletados através de (1) questionários abertos, (2) entrevistas e (3) narrativas visuais e submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Os resultados revelaram que os participantes sentem paixão pelo ensino, haja vista manifestarem desejo de ensinar, gosto pelo inglês, emoções positivas e cuidado e comprometimento ao se engajarem em sua prática docente em seus contextos de ensino

Identidade e motivação de professores pré-serviço de inglês e suas crenças sobre ensino e aprendizagem de língua inglesa: um estudo longitudinal

Este artigo apresenta resultados parciais de uma pesquisa longitudinal que investiga motivação, crenças e experiências de uma turma do curso de Letras durante o quarto e o quinto períodos de sua graduação. Dessa forma, ele contribui com subsídios para os cursos de formação de professores de línguas ao procurar compreender como os alunos de Letras (professores em formação) se mostram motivados ou não para serem professores, quais crenças possuem e quais experiências e identidades profissionais constroem durante sua trajetória no curso de Letras. Esta pesquisa propõe o estudo desses aspectos dentro de uma perspectiva dinâmica em que todos esses elementos estão interrelacionados

A nationwide cross-sectional study

Funding Information: The study was supported by unrestricted grants from Direcção-Geral da Saúde , Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , Fundação Champalimaud , Fundação AstraZeneca , Abbvie , Merck, Sharp & Dohme , Pfizer , Roche , Servier , Bial , D3A Medical Systems , Happybrands , Center de Medicina Laboratorial Germano de Sousa , Clínica Médica da Praia da Vitória , CAL-Clínica , Galp Energia , Açoreana Seguros , and individual rheumatologists .Introduction: Multimorbidity is a worldwide health problem, especially in elderly patients who have a higher risk of fragility fracture. Currently, there is insufficient knowledge about the burden of multimorbidity in patients with previous fragility fracture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between multimorbidity and previous fragility fracture, and to assess the effect of fragility fracture and/or multimorbidity in the perception of quality-of-life and physical function, in women 50 years of age and older. Methods: Women aged ≥50 years from the EpiReumaPt study (2011−2013), a nationwide population-based study, were evaluated. Self-reported data regarding sociodemographics, health-related quality of life, physical functioning, fragility fracture, and multimorbidity were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. Multimorbidity was defined as 2 or more chronic non-communicable diseases. Descriptive exploratory analysis of the data was performed using hypothesis testing. Multiple logistic regression modelling was used to assess the association between multimorbidity and fragility fractures, and linear regression was used for the quality-of-life and physical function outcomes. Results: The estimated prevalence of fragility fracture in women older than 50 years was 17.5%. A higher prevalence of multimorbidity (74.6%) was found in the group of women with previous fragility fracture than in those without previous fragility fracture. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that women with multimorbidity had a higher odds of fragility fracture (adjusted odds ratio, 1.38; 95% confidence interval, 1.12–1.69), compared with women with 1 or no self-reported non-communicable chronic diseases. In women with previous fragility fracture, rheumatic diseases (62.7%) and hypertension (58.6%) were the most frequently self-reported non-communicable chronic diseases. Both multimorbidity and a previous fragility fracture were independently associated with worse health-related quality of life and physical functioning. Conclusions: Women 50 years and older with multimorbidity had a significantly increased odds of fragility fracture. Fragility fracture and multimorbidity were negatively associated with quality of life and disability. This study emphasizes the need to redesign health services to care for patients to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases and fragility fracture, particularly in women 50 years and older, in whom these diseases are likely to potentiate the risk of fragility fracture.publishersversionpublishe

Understanding the impact of dog ownership on autistic adults: implications for mental health and suicide prevention

Mental health problems and suicide are more frequent in autistic adults than general population. Dog ownership can improve human well-being. This study aimed to generate a framework of well-being outcomes for dog-related activities in autistic adults and compare it to the framework generated for a general adult population. Thirty-six autistic dog owners (18-74 years old, 18 males) from diverse UK regions were interviewed and transcripts thematically analysed. 16.7% reported that their dogs prevented them from taking their own lives, mainly due to the dog's affection and the need to care for the animal. Close dog-owner interactions (e.g., cuddling, walking, dog's presence) were the most frequent activities improving emotions/moods and life functioning, whereas routine-like activities (e.g., feeding the animal) particularly enhanced life functioning. Well-being worsening was mainly linked to dog behaviour problems, dog poor health/death and obligations to the dog. Despite some negatives associated with ownership, having a dog could improve the well-being of many autistic adults and assist suicide prevention strategies in this high-risk group. The framework was consistent with that generated previously, indicating its robustness and the potential opportunity to focus on dog-related activities rather than the vague concept of “ownership” when considering the impact of ownership on well-being

Potential Psychosocial Explanations for the Impact of Pet Ownership on Human Well-Being: Evaluating and Expanding Current Hypotheses

There is a set of hypotheses commonly used in the literature to explain how pets affect human well-being (e.g., pets as social catalysts). Many studies are reported as giving results consistent with one or more of these, but they may not appear to be sufficient to explain the impacts of several pet-related activities on owner well-being. Confirmation bias may also overshadow the consideration of alternative mechanisms. This report aims to review and evaluate a range of psychosocial hypotheses that might help to explain how pets affect the well-being of their owners. This included a theoretical testing of the hypotheses against the recurring themes which emerged from four previously published qualitative frameworks relating to pet-related activities and their well-being outcomes. Twelve psychosocial hypotheses were generated and evaluated using this process: (1) social catalyst-repellent, (2) emotional contagion and empathy, (3) social support, (4) biophilia, (5) attributed fault, (6) social norms, (7) annoyance by noises, (8) routine, (9) caring, (10) exercise, (11) learning, and (12) affective touch. Only three presented potentially contradictory evidence (i.e., social catalyst-repellent, routine, and caring hypotheses), but closer examination revealed that these could not be rejected. These twelve hypotheses are a source of reference for a broader consideration of how pets might affect human well-being. Researchers are encouraged to use, test and/or challenge these hypotheses using established methods of scientific falsification in order to identify which are of the most important in relation to specific owner well-being outcomes

Annulipalpia (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

In order to access and integrate the knowledge regarding the diversity of the suborder Annulipalpia (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the state of Espírito Santo, southeastern Brazil, we present a preliminary list of this group based on literature and on adults collected from 26 different sites in the state. Prior to this study only 11 species of Annulipalpia, belonging to six genera and two families were reported from the state. Based on the adults collected during this study the number of taxa increased considerably to 48 species, 15 genera and five families. Ten species could not be identified and probably are new to science. With the performance of new collections and with the increase in number of sampling points, the number of species of Annulipalpia as well of Trichoptera can still grow considerably