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Second language teaching : a view from the right side of the brain / by Marcel Danesi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Danesi, Marcel, 1946-
- Series:
- Topics in language and linguistics ; v. 8.
- Topics in language and linguistics ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Languages, Modern--Study and teaching.
- Languages, Modern.
- Brain.
- Language acquisition.
- Learning.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2003]
- Summary:
- Second Language Teaching, A View from the Right Side of the Brain: -offers a practical introduction to the use of neuroscience to teach second languages; -provides information on the relation between how the brain learns and how this can be used to construct classroom activities; -evaluates methods, syllabi, approaches, etc. from the perspective of brain functioning; -illustrates how teaching can unfold with actual examples in several languages. This volume is indispensable in courses designed for language teachers, curriculum planners, and applied linguists.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Second Language Teaching Dilemma 1
- The "Method Response" 4
- Grammar-Translation Pedagogy 4
- The Direct Method 6
- The Reading and Oral Methods 8
- The Audiolingual Method 9
- The Cognitive-Code Method 11
- Post-Method Responses 12
- Communicative Language Teaching 13
- Humanistic and Neurolinguistic Methods 14
- The Proficiency Movement 15
- Acquisition vs. Learning 16
- Universal Grammar Theory 17
- The Critical Period Hypothesis 20
- The Role of Culture 20
- The Foray into the Neurosciences 22
- Chapter 2 Looking to Brain Research for Insights 24
- The Brain 25
- The Cerebrum and the Cerebellum 26
- The Brain Stem 28
- Neuronal Structure 29
- Memory 31
- Historical Background 31
- Cerebral Dominance Theory 33
- Complementary Hemisphericity Theory 34
- Recent Trends 36
- The Neurolinguistic Methods 37
- Suggestopedia 37
- Total Physical Response 40
- The Natural Approach 41
- Neurolinguistic Questions 42
- The SLA = NLA Hypothesis 43
- The CPH Issue 43
- The Role of the RH in SLA 44
- UG Theory 45
- Chapter 3 Making Second Language Teaching "Brain-Compatible" 48
- Two Modal Principles 50
- The Modal Flow Principle 51
- The Modal Focusing Principle 55
- The Contextualization Principle 57
- Cultural Contextualization 58
- Practical Contextualization 58
- The Conceptualization Principle 61
- Concrete Concepts 62
- Abstract Concepts 63
- Implications 64
- Revamping Contrastive Analysis 68
- Chapter 4 Fine Tuning the Brain for Language Acquisition 72
- Conceptual Competence 72
- Neuroscientific Research on Metaphor 77
- Conceptual Metaphor Theory 78
- Extending the Theory 86
- Revisiting the SLT Dilemma 89
- Conceptual Systems in Contact 91
- A Conceptually-Based CA 92
- Practical Implications 97
- Chapter 5 Activating the Brain in the Classroom 102
- Repertoire of Techniques 104
- Structural Techniques 105
- Visual Techniques 110
- Ludic Techniques 111
- Humor Techniques 115
- Role-Playing Techniques 117
- Organizational Issues 118
- Selecting an Appropriate Technique 118
- Integrating Linguistic, Communicative, and Conceptual Systems 125.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-168) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1402014880
- 1402014899
- OCLC:
- 52518757
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