30.1999, Summer Schools: Cognitive linguistic applications to second language teaching: From Theory to Practice / Belgium

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Subject: 30.1999, Summer Schools:  Cognitive linguistic applications to second language teaching: From Theory to Practice / Belgium

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Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 16:45:31
From: Mathieu Lecouvet [mathieu.lecouvet at uclouvain.be]
Subject: Cognitive linguistic applications to second language teaching: From Theory to Practice / Belgium

 

Cognitive linguistic applications to second language teaching: From Theory to Practice

Host Institution: Université catholique de Louvain
Coordinating Institution: Université catholique de Louvain
Website: https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/valibel/cl-workshop2019.html

Dates: 21-Aug-2019 - 24-Aug-2019
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Focus: The workshop aims to provide interested researchers in the field of applied linguistics (PhD students, PostDocs and others) with a strong methodological background on how to test the effectiveness of cognitive linguistic approaches to language teaching by means of classroom-based studies. To this end, the program of the workshop includes both talks reporting the most recent advances in the field and hands-on sessions, requiring the participants to further their own research. Participants will have the opportunity to receive specialized feedback, become familiar with practice examples and actively engage in discussion. The workshop will be held in English, but pedagogical applications for other foreign languages such as Spanish, German and French will be showcased. Researchers working on any foreign language are strongly encouraged to participate.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Description:
Cognitive linguistic approaches such as cognitive grammar and construction
grammar are best suited to elucidate grammar principles that often remain
hidden to language learners, since they use imagery and embodied experiences
to make grammar's meaningfulness more transparent to learners. Although their
potential is widely accepted, empirical research so far still needs to provide
a clear understanding of how these approaches can best be translated into
effective teaching practices, especially for languages others than English. In
the field of applied linguistics, assessing the effectiveness of such
approaches in controlled classroom settings remains an exciting, but
challenging endeavor. Therefore, the present workshop addresses some of the
questions regarding the testing of cognitive linguistic approaches in the form
of interventional studies in classroom settings, such as the following:

- How should the treatment be designed in order to align with the most recent
advances in language pedagogy?
- Which study designs are best suited to assess the impact of the treatment?
- How can measurements be constructed and validated?
- Which statistical methods are best suited for the analysis of variables?

Keynote Speakers 

Robert Blake (University of California Davis)
Thomas François (Université catholique de Louvain)
Jörg Roche (University of Munich)


Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Tuition Explanation: Participation is free of charge.


Registration: 10-May-2019 to 15-Jul-2019

Contact Person: Mathieu Lecouvet
                Email: mathieu.lecouvet at uclouvain.be

Apply on the web: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5yku8KSVmjQPAo1SwSV8ZEcnr5oYoNS-uhNBszZ3J61vtUw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Registration Instructions:
Participants will be required to submit a short abstract about their current
research project(s).




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