Applying principles of positive psychology in English teaching(2)

　　Teachers can teach students in accordance with their aptitude， striving to create the chance of success for their students， and let students to experience a sense of achievement and success. Meanwhile， teachers should pay attention to find the best in students and even a little progress to them not stingy praise， as praise seems to be an effective method of fostering English learning.
　　3.3 Mound positive personality.
　　Teachers should pay attention to the development of positive personality， including self-confidence， positive and optimistic， wisdom， intelligence， etc. In English teaching， teachers should arouse students' interest in learning English， and also build their confidence and form the good English-learning motivation and habits through continuous encouragement and support .
　　3.4 Attach importance to the guidance of study methods.
　　To Avoid “Learned Helplessness” in English learning， teaching English should follow these three teaching pattern： targeted teaching， study method teaching， and “get something new in looking over one's old studies”. Only students get the knowledge， then they have the interests in further learning.
　　4. Conclusion
　　To summarize， using the strategies from positive psychology， English teachers can motivate students and help them understand and develop their personal strengths， no question that students can arouse learning interest and enthusiasm， even achieve good results in English learning.
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