Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain
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.

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Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain
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.

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Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain

Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain

by Marcel Danesi
Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain

Second Language Teaching: A View from the Right Side of the Brain

by Marcel Danesi

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781402014888
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 09/30/2003
Series: Topics in Language and Linguistics , #8
Edition description: 2003
Pages: 172
Product dimensions: 6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

1 The Second Language Teaching Dilemma.- The SLT Dilemma.- Post-Method Responses.- Some Issues.- The Foray into the Neurosciences.- 2 Looking to Brain Research for Insights.- The Brain.- Historical Background.- The Neurolinguistic Methods.- Neurolinguistic Questions.- 3 Making Second Language Teaching “Brain-Compatible”.- Two Modal Principles.- The Contextualization Principle.- The Conceptualization Principle.- Revamping Contrastive Analysis.- 4 Fine Tuning the Brain for Language Acquisition.- Conceptual Competence.- Revisiting the SLT Dilemma.- Practical Implications.- 5 Activating the Brain in the Classroom.- Repertoire of Techniques.- Organizational Issues.- Concluding Remarks.- Glossary and Abbreviations.- Cited Works and General Bibliography.
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