scholarly journals Book Review: Scaffolded Language Emergence in the Classroom: From Theory to Practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Gabriel Rauhoff
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Emergent Behavior ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Theory To Practice ◽  
Language Emergence

This is a book review for Donald Kiraly and Sarah Signer's co-written piece that provides a readers a new approach to language learning. In Scaffolded Language Emergence (SLE), the classroom environment is revised to facilitate second language emergent behavior. The book review provides a brief summary of SLE, a summary of Kiraly and Signer's expertise in relation to the book's contents, and an evaluation of the book.

scholarly journals Impact of Teacher-Learner Rapport on L2 Learning: A Study of Public Sector University, Sindh Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Aisha Bhatti ◽  
Habibullah Pathan ◽  
Syed Waqar Ali Shah
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Second Language Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Nonparametric Test ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
L2 Learning

Nowadays English language plays a crucial role in every field of educational institutes in Pakistan. It is considered as the base of education because the entire scientific studies are in English. The topic of this research paper is impact of teacher-Learner rapport on L2 learning. In today’s civilization having positive teacher-student rapport is more vital than ever before. The purpose of my research paper is to know learners’ point of view about impact of teacher-learner rapport on second language learning. Total 209 participants were selected through random sampling. There are three main public sector universities in Jamshoro, Sindh and among those universities I have selected UoSJ and MUET. The data was conducted quantitatively thus Kendall's tau-b correlation coefficient a nonparametric test was applied to measure the correlation between impact of teacher-learner rapport on second language learning proficiency. The study findings clearly depict that there is strong positive relationship between rapports and second language learning. Undoubtedly for successful learning and teaching outcomes, it is very essential to create rapport for positive classroom environment which provides the enormous opportunities and appropriate conditions to enhance and improve students’ classroom performance in L2 learning. Therefore, at higher/ tertiary level education, teaching and learning environment requires more attention on teacher-learner rapport because at this level learners are more aware and mature enough to understand the ways teacher behaves that directly impacts on leaner’s psychological nurturing and willful leaning.

Neurological Bimodality and Theories of Language Teaching

1988 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Danesi
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Cerebral Hemisphere ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Second Language Teaching ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Perceptual Modalities

The failure of the method notion in second language teaching has been attributed to a series of valid pedagogical and socioeducational factors. The concept of neurological bimodality, which posits that effective language learning in a classroom environment requires the utilization of the perceptual modalities associated with each cerebral hemisphere, offers a more fundamental, neurologically related diagnosis of this failure. This paper looks at the historiography of language teaching theories from the perspective of bimodality, and then concludes with specific suggestions vis-à-vis the kinds of research directions that might empirically substantiate the usefulness of this concept for second language acquisition in a classroom environment.

Culture Through Poetry

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-43
Author(s):  
Hannah Grace Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Language Poetry ◽  
Cultural Artifact ◽  
Language Structure ◽  
Basic Language ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
The Many ◽  
Culture And Language

Culture is an essential and challenging part of teaching a second language. For the basic language classroom, instructors play a fundamental role in presenting and creating a space for learning about language forms themselves and learning about how that language is used in context. Poetry is a unique way to analyze both language and cultural artifact. There are a plethora of forms that are represented within poetry, and there are many ways to connect language learning to culture itself. Instructors must take initiative and be intentional with each activity that is incorporated into learning a new language. Poetry is but one of the many ways that culture and language can be analyzed thoroughly, and in this chapter, poetry forms are analyzed as both language structure examples and as a cultural and contextual resource that enriches the classroom environment.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF ANXIETY IN LEARNING SECOND LANGUAGE: A STUDY ON THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shazia Inayat Ali, Saba Shakeel, Farheen Shakir
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Test Anxiety ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Teaching Learning

The main purpose of the study is to investigate the causes of anxiety which effect among the students of English language at secondary level. The data has been collected from the 100 students of secondary level of public schools using a survey questionnaire comprised of 24 items. There are 18 towns in Karachi for this study; as a sample frame New town was selected. The total of particepants100 as the samples size was selected through purposive sampling group of 50 female and 50 male students from public schools. All dimensions are reliable, it is confirmed by reliability analysis. The adopted questioner grouping has been confirmed by the outcomes of the factor analysis. One sample test also shows the significant difference. At last, the regression analysis indicates a significant relationship between student language learning anxiety, classroom environment, the teacher’s role and test anxiety. The research suggests a strong intervention by the second language teachers to provide a conducive environment to the students. The teacher must try their level best to create an effective teaching learning process and the teacher training institutions should teach the strategies to reduce the test anxiety among the students.

Unique Applications of Multi-Agent Models in Uncovering Language Learning Processes

2008 ◽  
pp. 142-173
Author(s):  
Teresa Satterfield
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Language Change ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Artificial Societies ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Language Emergence

Multi-scale “artificial societies” are constructed to examine competing first- and second-language acquisition-based theories of creole language emergence. Sociohistorical conditions and psycholinguistic capacities are integrated into the model as agents (slaves and slave-owners) interact. Linguistic transmissions are tracked, and grammar constructions are charted. The study demonstrates how a CAS approach offers clear indications for computational solutions to questions of language change and formation.

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