Language learning and the mother tongue : multidisciplinary perspectives / edited by Sara Greaves, Monique De Mattia-Viviès ; translations by Sara Greaves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greaves, Sara, editor, translator.

De Mattia-Viviès, Monique, 1965- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Native language and education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 191 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Innovative and interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the role of the mother tongue in second language learning. It brings together contributions from a diverse team of authors, to showcase a range of Francophone perspectives from the fields of linguistics, psychology, cross-cultural psychiatry, psychoanalysis, translation studies, literature, creative writing, the neurosciences, and more. The book introduces a major new concept: the (M)other tongue, and shows its relevance to language learning and pediatrics in a multicultural society. The first chapter explores this concept from different angles, and the subsequent chapters present a range of theoretical and practical perspectives, including counselling case studies, literary examples and creative plurilingual pedagogies, to highlight how this theory can inform practical approaches to language learning. Engaging and accessible, readers will find new ideas and methods to adopt to their own thinking and practices, whether their background is in language and linguistics, psychiatry, psychology, or neuroscience.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jun 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781009029124 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

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