Cognitive Linguistics and Sociocultural Theory : : Applications for Second and Foreign Language Teaching / / ed. by Kyoko Masuda, Carlee Arnett, Angela Labarca.

By integrating cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theories, this groundbreaking book presents empirical studies on selected grammatical and semantic aspects that are challenging for second/foreign language learners. Through in-depth studies exploring eight different languages, this book offers...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015]
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Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education [SSFLE] , 8
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Physical Description:1 online resource (261 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • Preface
  • Authors and Affilications
  • 1. Cognitive linguistics, Sociocultural Theory and language teaching: Introduction
  • I. Acquisition research
  • 2. Discouraging constructional negative transfer: Theoretical aspects and classroom activities for Spanish-speaking students of L2 Italian
  • 3. A cognitive linguistic approach to teaching Chinese spatial particles: From contrastive constructional analysis to material design
  • 4. Motion for the other through motion for the self: The conceptual complexities of giving-directions for advanced Spanish heritage learners
  • II. Acquisition research
  • 5. A cognitive linguistic analysis of English conditionals in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instruction: Implications from Sociocultural Theory
  • 6. Researching and teaching metonymy from a socially-embedded cognitive linguistics perspective to English as a foreign language (EFL) learners
  • 7. A cognitive linguistic analysis of French prepositions à, dans, and en and a sociocultural theoretical approach to teaching them
  • 8. A cognitive linguistic approach to two-way prepositions in L2 German
  • 9. Schematic diagram use and languaging quality in learning Japanese polysemous particles ni and de
  • 10. The case for hidden meaning: An application of cognitive linguistics in the Russian classroom
  • Index