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Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency (2010)
By Norman Segalowitz
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Publisher: Routledge
Edition: 1st edition (June 8 2010)
ISBN: 978-0-8058-5662-0
222 pages
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A volume in the Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition Series
published by Routledge (Series Editor, Peter Robinson)
Exploring fluency from multiple vantage points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research in second language acquisition and bilingualism that points to promising avenues for understanding and promoting second language fluency. Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency covers essential topics such as units of analysis for measuring fluency, the relation of second language fluency to general cognitive fluidity, social and motivational contributors to fluency, and neural correlates of fluency. The author provides clear and accessible summaries of foundational empirical work on speech production, automaticity, lexical access, and other issues of relevance to second language acquisition theory. Cognitive Bases of Second Language Fluency is a valuable reference for scholars in SLA, cognitive psychology, and language teaching, and it can also serve as an ideal textbook for advanced courses in these fields.
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"A comprehensive and insightful interdisciplinary synthesis of fluency research across psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and dynamic systems theory. This book will be a valuable and stimulating text for readers in SLA, applied linguistics, education, and cognitive science. There is no one better on this topic than Norman Segalowitz. A real tour de force." Nick C. Ellis, University of Michigan, USA.
"Segalowitz's book is indispensable for anyone interested in the cognitive aspects of second language acquisition. The author's clear style and his synthesis of knowledge from different fields of linguistics and psychology enhance this long-awaited addition to the literature on L2 fluency. The book is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and scholars who want to understand the process of learning another language." Judit Kormos, Lancaster University, UK.
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Educating students with high ability (2004)
By Catherine Clark and Bruce M. Shore
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Publisher: UNESCO
Publishing Edition: 2nd revised edition (2004), first published in 1998
ISBN: 978-92-3-103972-0
Book: 138 pages
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Teachers frequently focus less attention on highly able, bright, clever or gifted students than on other students. Perceived to be academically successful, these children often appear not to require much teacher assistance. However, these students do have needs. Educating Students with High Ability seeks to explain these needs and the ways in which teachers can meet them, even when working in difficult circumstances with little support.
This revised, second edition has been expanded and updated to include new material that will stimulate and inspire teachers dealing with high-ability children. It includes chapters on identifying high ability and its impact, unrecognized ability, teaching methods, underachievement, student–teacher relations, organization of learning, gender and culture, general advice to teachers, parental and community involvement, and local education authority and government support.
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Handbook of categorization in cognitive science (2005)
Edited by Henri Cohen & Claire Lefebvre
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Publisher: Elsevier Science
Edition: 1st edition (Dec 10 2005)
Hardcover: 1136 pages
ISBN: 0-0804-4612-4
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Categorization, the basic cognitive process of arranging objects into categories, is a fundamental process in human and machine intelligence and is central to investigations and research in cognitive science. Until now, categorization has been approached from singular disciplinary perspectives with little overlap or communication between the disciplines involved (Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Cognitive Anthropology). Henri Cohen and Claire Lefebvre have gathered together a stellar collection of contributors in this unique, ambitious attempt to bring together converging disciplinary and conceptual perspectives on this topic.
"Categorization is a key concept across the range of cognitive sciences, including linguistics and philosophy, yet hitherto it has been hard to find accounts that go beyond the concerns of one or two individual disciplines. The Handbook of Categorization in Cognitive Science provides just the sort of interdisciplinary approach that is necessary to synthesize knowledge from the different fields and provide the basis for future innovation."
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Instructor's lecture enrichment and resource manual for psychology applied to teaching, 11th ed. (2006)
By M. D'Amico & Richard F. Schmid
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Available only for instructors who use the Psychology applied to teaching textbook (by Jack Snowman & Robert Biehler).
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