Cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theory : applications for second and foreign language teaching / / edited by Kyoko Masuda, Carlee Arnett, Angela Labarca

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460886903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-61451-444-5; 1-5015-0089-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Second and Foreign Language Education, , 2192-0982 ; ; Volume 8
• Disciplina: 410.1/835
• Soggetti: Language and languages - Study and teaching; Second language acquisition - Study and teaching; Cognitive grammar - Study and teaching; Intercultural communciation - Study and teaching; Sociolinguistics - Study and teaching; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Authors and Affiliation's -- 1. Cognitive linguistics, Sociocultural Theory and language teaching: Introduction -- 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 -- 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 insights generated through the synergy between cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theories that can be readily incorporated into teaching.