Second Language Teaching

A View from the Right Side of the Brain

• Author(s): Marcel Danesi,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 172
• ISBN_10: 9401001871
  ISBN_13: 9789401001878
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Language Experience Approach , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Study & Teaching , Education / Reference , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Psycholinguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference ,

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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.