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The development of language learning materials is not merely a tool for grammar rules and vocabulary lists. It is deeply rooted in the psychology of how people process and retain language. Understanding cognitive processes, and emotional engagement is essential to creating resources that resonate with learners and help their linguistic competence. By integrating insights from educational psychology, and learning sciences, material developers can design content that is not only linguistically accurate but also cognitively accessible and emotionally meaningful. This intersection of psychology and pedagogy opens the door to more personalized, effective, and empowering language learning experiences. Exploring the Psychology of Language Materials Development explores the contribution that language materials development may receive from the study of psychological factors of learning styles. Covering topics such as material development, linguistics, and psychology, this book is an excellent resource for ELT academia, including university professors, graduate students, PhD candidates and professionals.

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Amir Sarkeshikian holds a PhD from Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. He is an associate professor in ELT at Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran. He has been involved in English Language Teaching for over 20 years. Recently, he has published two book chapters, edited by Tomlinson and Maley (2017) and Bouckaert, Konings and van Winkelhof (2018). Amir Sarkeshikian has also contributed to accredited journals, indexed in Scopus and WOS (e.g., Psychology of language and Communication, Cogent Art and Humanities, and Applied Linguistics Research Journal). Most recently, he has reviewed papers for accredited journals (e.g., International Journal of Leadership in Education and Journal of Writing Research Sage Open) and conferences (e.g., TESOL Association). Most recently, he filled the position of Director-in-chief for the journal of Mixed-Methods Studies in English Language Teaching (e-ISSN 3060-5989).

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