Cognitive Linguistics and Language Teaching

by R. Holme

Overview

This book argues that Second language teaching has not been well served by recent approaches to the description of language content. The book explores how Cognitive Linguistics offers teachers a description of language that can translate into practical classroom activities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230537392
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	05/14/2009
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	251
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

RANDAL HOLME is Associate Professor of English at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His main research interest is in the applications of Cognitive Linguistics to language teaching and learning. His publications include the books, Mind, Metaphor and Language Teaching (2003) and Literacy: an Introduction (2004).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables List of Activities Introduction PART I: EMBODIED EXPERIENCE The Problem of Linguistic Meaning Conceptualisation, Embodiment, and the Origins of Meaning Gesture PART II: CONCEPTUALISATION Language, Culture and Linguistic Relativity Conceptualization and Construal PART III: MEANING AND USAGE Teaching Encyclopaedic Meaning Usage and Grammatical Meaning PART IV: CONCLUSIONS Towards a CL Syllabus References