Author | Danesi, Marcel. author |
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Title | Second Language Teaching [electronic resource] : A View from the Right Side of the Brain / by Marcel Danesi |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2003 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0187-8 |
Descript | XI, 172 p. online resource |
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 โBrain-Compatibleโ -- 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