Tammy Gregersen is Professor of TESOL at the University of Northern Iowa, USA. She has over 25 years of experience in the fields of language teaching methodology, language teacher training, learner variables, emotion and nonverbal communication in language learning.Peter D. MacIntyre is Professor of Psychology at Cape Breton University, Canada. He has published widely in the areas of the psychology of communication, motivation, emotion, willingness to communicate, language acquisition and dynamic systems.

This is one of the richest and most intriguing books on learner characteristics that I have come across in my entire career. It aims to kill two birds with one stone by offering an up-to-date theoretical introduction as well as a series of practical classroom activities, and it succeeds: the birds are definitely dead! I will urge my friends, colleagues and students to have a copy of this book on their bookshelves.

• Introduction1. Anxiety: From Premise… to Practice2. Beliefs: From Premise… to Practice3. Cognitive Abilities: From Premise… to Practice4. Motivation: From Premise… to Practice5. Learning Strategies: From Premise… to Practice6. Learning Styles: From Premise… to Practice7. Willingness to Communicate: From Premise… to Practice Epilogue