A Systems Approach To Language Pedagogy

Author : Akira Tajino
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Cognitive grammar
ISBN : 9811362734

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A Systems Approach to Language Pedagogy by Akira Tajino Pdf

This volume represents the first attempt in the field of language pedagogy to apply a systems approach to issues in English language education. In the literature of language education, or more specifically, second or foreign language learning and teaching, each topic or issue has often been dealt with independently, and been treated as an isolated item. Taking grammar instruction as an example, grammatical items are often taught in a sequential, step-by-step manner; there has been no â€road map†in which the interrelations between the various items are demonstrated. This may be one factor that makes it more difficult for students to learn the language organically. The topics covered in this volume, including language acquisition, pedagogical grammar, and teacher collaboration, are viewed from a holistic perspective. In other words, language pedagogy is approached as a dynamic system of interrelations. In this way, â€emergent properties†are expected to manifest. This book is recommended for anyone involved in language pedagogy, including researchers, teachers, and teacher trainers, as well as learners.

Author : Akira Tajino
Publisher : Springer
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789811362729

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A Systems Approach to Language Pedagogy by Akira Tajino Pdf

This volume represents the first attempt in the field of language pedagogy to apply a systems approach to issues in English language education. In the literature of language education, or more specifically, second or foreign language learning and teaching, each topic or issue has often been dealt with independently, and been treated as an isolated item. Taking grammar instruction as an example, grammatical items are often taught in a sequential, step-by-step manner; there has been no “road map” in which the interrelations between the various items are demonstrated. This may be one factor that makes it more difficult for students to learn the language organically. The topics covered in this volume, including language acquisition, pedagogical grammar, and teacher collaboration, are viewed from a holistic perspective. In other words, language pedagogy is approached as a dynamic system of interrelations. In this way, “emergent properties” are expected to manifest. This book is recommended for anyone involved in language pedagogy, including researchers, teachers, and teacher trainers, as well as learners.

Author : Marjolijn Verspoor,Kees de Bot,Wander Lowie
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027287359

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A Dynamic Approach to Second Language Development by Marjolijn Verspoor,Kees de Bot,Wander Lowie Pdf

Dynamic systems theory, a general theory of change and development, offers a new way to study first and second language development and requires a new set of tools for analysis of empirical data. After a brief introduction to the theory, this book, co-authored by several leading scholars in the field, concentrates on tools and techniques recently developed to analyze language data from a dynamic perspective. The chapters deal with the general thoughts and reasoning behind coding data, analyzing variability, discovering interacting variables and modeling. The accompanying How to sections give step-by-step instructions to using macros to speed up the coding, creating a dedicated lexical profile, making min-max graphs, testing for significance in single case studies by running simulations, and modeling. Example files and data sets are available on the accompanying website (http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lllt.29.website). Although the focus is on second language development, the tools are applicable to a wide range of phenomena in applied linguistics.

Author : John Buxton Hilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031836294

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Language Teaching by John Buxton Hilton Pdf

Author : Regine Hampel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Digital media
ISBN : 3030313700

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Disruptive Technologies and the Language Classroom by Regine Hampel Pdf

"This book captures the multi-faceted nature of new technologies and their potential for language use and language learning and the transformative changes they have introduced within language classrooms. With theoretically-grounded rigour, Regine Hampel provides a comprehensive, readable and thought-provoking account of disruptive technologies, shedding light on the theoretical and practical implications that come with new tools and new practices for language learning."--Cynthia J. Massey, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Massey University, New Zealand. "Digital technologies are changing our lives, and in this exciting book we see how they are shifting our language learning and teaching practices. By combining a complex systems theory perspective with sociocultural understandings, Regine Hampel offers rich ways to understand what is happening and opens up important questions for pedagogy, theory, and research." -- Lynne Cameron, Professor Emerita, Open University, UK. Although new technologies are embedded in students' lives today, there is often an assumption that their use is transparent, inconsequential, or a distraction. This book combines complex systems theory with sociocultural theory and the multimodal theory of communication, providing an innovative theoretical framework to examine how communication and meaning-making in the language classroom have developed over time, how technology impacts on meaning-making, and what the implications are for learners, teachers, institutions and policy makers. Recent studies provide evidence for the disruptive effect of technology which has resulted in a phase shift that is reshaping language education by creating new interaction patterns, allowing for multimodal communication, and introducing real-world communication into the classroom. The book proposes ways of responding to this shift before concluding that the new technologies are radically transforming the way we learn. It is likely to appeal to a range of readers, including students, academics, teachers and policy-makers. Regine Hampel is Professor of Open and Distance Language Learning at the Open University, UK.

Author : Gary G. Fogal,Marjolijn H. Verspoor
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9789027261144

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Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development by Gary G. Fogal,Marjolijn H. Verspoor Pdf

This volume integrates complex dynamic systems theory (CDST) and L2 writing scholarship through a collection of in-depth studies and commentary across a range of writing constructs, learning contexts, and second and foreign languages. The text is arranged thematically across four topics: (i) perspectives on complexity, accuracy, and fluency, (ii) new constructs, approaches, and domains of L2-writing scholarship, (iii) methodological issues, and finally (iv) curricular perspectives. This work should appeal to graduate students and academics interested in expanded discussions on CDST, highlighting its utility for theorizing and researching language change, and to L2 writing scholars curious about how this fresh approach to researching L2 development can inform understandings of how L2 writing develops. As a CDST approach to language change has matured and taken a place among the dominant epistemologies in the field, students and researchers of L2 development alike will benefit from this volume.

Author : Hajime Terauchi,Judy Noguchi,Akira Tajino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429753572

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Towards a New Paradigm for English Language Teaching by Hajime Terauchi,Judy Noguchi,Akira Tajino Pdf

This book proposes a new paradigm for English language teaching based on concepts from English for Specific Purposes (ESP) research and applications as well as from growing evidence relating pattern recognition to language learning ability. The contributors to the volume argue that learners should not try to become proficient all-around users of ‘idealistic native-like’ English, but instead should be realistic about what they need to acquire and how to go about achieving their specific goals. The book discusses the present situation by describing the status quo of English language education in Japan, taking into consideration recent trends of CLIL (content and language integrated learning), EMI (English medium instruction), and TBLT (task-based language teaching) as well as the work done on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). It introduces new movements in ESP in Japan and in other Asian regions, covering topics ranging from genre analysis to corpus linguistics, and presents application examples of ESP practice in a range of educational situations in Japan from the graduate school level to elementary and middle school contexts. It also offers readers application examples of ESP practice in a range of business settings and expands the discussion to the global sphere where EAP and ESP are gaining importance as the number of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) speakers continue to increase. The book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students working in the fields of EFL and ESL.

Author : Achilleas Ioannis Kostoulas
Publisher : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Complexity (Linguistics)
ISBN : 3631735685

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A Language School as a Complex System by Achilleas Ioannis Kostoulas Pdf

This book uses a complex systems perspective to describe how a language school in Greece evolved, and at times resisted change. Starting with an accessible introduction to complex systems theory (CST), it uses a complexity perspective to interpret data generated during a year of fieldwork. The author outlines the linguistic, pedagogical and political influences that shape teaching and learning at the school. He shows how teaching and learning emerged from the interaction of top-down constraints, available resources, and purposes of instruction. This produces a nuanced understanding English Language Teaching against the backdrop of globalisation. Additionally, the author exemplifies how CST can provide a theoretically powerful frame for researching English Language Teaching.

Author : Regine Hampel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030313685

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Disruptive Technologies and the Language Classroom by Regine Hampel Pdf

Although new technologies are embedded in students’ lives today, there is often an assumption that their use is transparent, inconsequential, or a distraction. This book combines complex systems theory with sociocultural theory and the multimodal theory of communication, providing an innovative theoretical framework to examine how communication and meaning-making in the language classroom have developed over time, how technology impacts on meaning-making, and what the implications are for learners, teachers, institutions and policy makers. Recent studies provide evidence for the disruptive effect of technology which has resulted in a phase shift that is reshaping language education by creating new interaction patterns, allowing for multimodal communication, and introducing real-world communication into the classroom. The book proposes ways of responding to this shift before concluding that the new technologies are radically transforming the way we learn. It is likely to appeal to a range of readers, including students, academics, teachers and policy-makers.

Author : Wolfgang Tschacher,Jean-Pierre Dauwalder
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789812386106

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The Dynamical Systems Approach to Cognition by Wolfgang Tschacher,Jean-Pierre Dauwalder Pdf

The shared platform of the articles collected in this volume is used to advocate a dynamical systems approach to cognition. It is argued that recent developments in cognitive science towards an account of embodiment, together with the general approach of complexity theory and dynamics, have a major impact on behavioral and cognitive science. The book points out that there are two domains that follow naturally from the stance of embodiment: first, coordination dynamics is an established empirical paradigm that is best able to aid the approach; second, the obvious goal-directedness of intelligent action (i.e., intentionality) is nicely addressed in the framework of the dynamical synergetic approach.

Author : Carol Griffiths,Adem Soruç
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030529000

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Individual Differences in Language Learning by Carol Griffiths,Adem Soruç Pdf

This textbook takes a Complex Systems Theory approach to examine individual differences between learners and the potential impact of these variables on the process of acquiring a second language. The authors argue that individual variables cannot provide the complete picture, and that they must instead be understood as part of an interconnected and dynamic system of different factors in order to be useful in a language learning context. Written in an accessible style and suitable for final-year undergraduate and Masters-level students, the book includes clear definitions of key terms, discussion questions for classroom use, practical exercises and activities, and examples of real empirical studies that students and teachers can replicate in their own contexts. This textbook will be of interest to students taking TESOL and SLA courses and modules, as well as those on broader Applied Linguistics programmes.

Author : Lourdes Ortega,ZhaoHong Han
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264961

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Complexity Theory and Language Development by Lourdes Ortega,ZhaoHong Han Pdf

This volume is both a state-of-the-art display of current thinking on second language development as a complex system. It is also a tribute to Diane Larsen-Freeman for her decades of intellectual leadership in the academic disciplines of applied linguistics and second language acquisition. The chapters therein range from theoretical expositions to methodological analyses, pedagogical proposals, and conceptual frameworks for future research. In a balanced and in-depth manner, the authors provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding of second language development, with a wealth of insights that promise to break the status-quo of current research and take it to exciting new territory. The book will appeal to both seasoned and novice researchers in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, bilingualism, cognitive psychology, and education, as well as to practitioners in second or foreign language teaching of any language.

Author : Diane Larsen-Freeman
Publisher : Oxford University
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0194355748

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Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching by Diane Larsen-Freeman Pdf

This book provides a practical overview of the most important methods in the field. Readers are drawn into classrooms where various teaching methods and approaches are being used. They are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs and to develop their own approach to language teaching. - Publisher.

Author : H. Douglas Brown,Heekyeong Lee
Publisher : Pearson Education ESL
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0133925854

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Teaching by Principles by H. Douglas Brown,Heekyeong Lee Pdf

Teaching by Principles is a widely acclaimed methodology test used in language teacher education programs around the world. In this fourth edition, Dr. H. Douglas Brown and Dr. Heekyeong Lee offer a comprehensive survey of practical language teaching options firmly anchored in current research on second language acquisition and pedagogy. Features of the Fourth Edition A comprehensive update on current issues, new research findings, and innovative classroom teaching techniques, with additional and reworked chapters to reflect this information A description and analysis of new foundational principles, including: agency, identity, languaculture, communities of practice, embodied cognition, and self-regulation Pre-reading organizers at the beginning of each chapter Frquent statistics and pedagogical "tips" in each chapter Numerous "classroom connections" to stimulate practical applications of concepts and principles End-of-chapter group activities, discussion topics, and suggested additional readings A glossary of technical terminology

Author : Fred R. Eckman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0805816879

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Second Language Acquisition by Fred R. Eckman Pdf

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.