Looking beyond words : gestures in the pedagogy of second languages in multilingual Canada / by Giuliana Salvato.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salvato, Giuliana, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speech and gesture--Canada.

Speech and gesture.

Second language acquisition.

Gesture--Canada.

Gesture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This book is a result of the growing number of insights found in recent research on gesture studies and language acquisition, which have renewed the attention of scholars in gesture functions and meanings in communication and language learning. Observation of the participation of both gesture and speech in the formulation of meaning has revealed that communication is typically multimodal. This perspective has produced engrossing research questions, particularly in contexts where the combination of languages and cultures is complex and diversified. Competence in multiple languages and in differ

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Chapter One

Chapter Two

2.1. Gestures in language education

2.1.1. Gesture studies in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)

2.1.2. Gestures as a means to multilingualism, multimodality,and multicompetence

2.2. Gestures in Canadian educational settings

2.2.1. The language scenario of Canada: the case of English, French,and Italian

2.2.2. Gestures in Canadian English Second Language (ESL) classes

2.2.3. Gestures at multilingual Canadian universities: An Italianexample

2.3. Conclusion

Chapter Three

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Gestures in official documents

3.3. Gestures in language textbooks of Italian

3.4. Gestures in Italian language classes

3.5. The interpretation of Italian emblematic gestures by Canadianlearners of Italian: Three studies

3.5.1. The characteristics, the gestures, and the methodologyof the studies

3.5.2. The 2006 study

3.5.3. The 2008 study

3.5.4. The 2009 study

3.6. Conclusion

Chapter Four

4.1. Implications of gestural theory for second language educationin Canadian multilingual settings

4.2. A proposal for inclusion of gestures in Italian textbooks in Canada

4.3. A proposal for integration of gestures into Italian classesin Canada

4.4. A final comment

Notes

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Names.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-8163-5

OCLC:

922704086