Language Learning and the Brain - Lexical Processing in Second Language Acquisition

Informationen zum Autor Ulf Schütze is an Associate Professor of Second Language Acquisition in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada. His research in computer-assisted language learning, lexical processing, and the sustainability of technology in second language acquisition has been published in journals worldwide. Klappentext Takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the brain to demonstrate how language is processed. Zusammenfassung Every person who learns another language is faced with the challenge of processing many new words in a short period of time. Taking the reader on a fascinating journey through the brain to demonstrate how language is processed, Ulf Schütze explains the dynamic environment involved in recording and producing words. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. A new word; 2. Memory, language and the brain; 3. Synaptic connections; 4. Cognitive load; 5. First and second language acquisition; 6. The bilingual lexicon and speaker; 7. Spacing; 8. Word analysis; 9. Learning and teaching.

Product details

• Authors: Ulf Schuetze, Ulf Schutze, Ulf Schütze
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781107158450
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15845-0
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Language acquisition