Conceptual Fluency Theory and the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Author： Marcel Danesi

Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.‎

Publication year： 2017

E-ISBN: 9781536120646

Subject： G42 TEACHING METHODS AND CURRICULUM

Language： ENG

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Conceptual Fluency Theory and the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Chapter

The Second Language Learning Dilemma

Linguistic, Communicative, and Conceptual Competence

Conceptual Fluency Theory

An Overview

Chapter 2

Conceptual Metaphors

Conceptual Competence

Conceptual Metaphor Theory

Extending the Theory

Blending

Implications for Second Language Learning

Chapter 3

Metaphorical Competence

Defining Metaphorical Competence

Conceptual Errors

Interference Theory

Contrastive Analysis

Conceptual Systems and Culture

Conceptually-Based Contrastive Analysis

Chapter 4

A Psychological Framework

Natural Learning versus Transfer Theory

The Input Hypothesis

Universal Grammar Theory

The Critical Period Hypothesis

Communicative Competence Theory

The Cognitive Science Paradigm

Chapter 5

The Role of Grammar

The Grammar-Translation Method

The Reading and Oral Methods

Conceptual Grammar

Conceptual Deep Structure

Syntactic Surface Structure

Teaching Conceptual Grammar

Chapter 6

Teachability

The Teachability Issue

The Conceptual Syllabus

The Electronic Classroom

Concluding Reflections

Glossary

References

About the Author

Index

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