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Inner Speech - L2
Maria C.M. de (Inter American University Of Puerto Rico) Guerrero
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Description for Inner Speech - L2
Hardback. Explores "inner speech" and its connections to second language (L2) learning. Inner speech originates in first language social discourse and develops in childhood. This book says that, given certain conditions of L2 learning, it is possible to develop L2 inner speech as a result of the interiorization of L2 social speech. Series: Educational Linguistics. Num Pages: 252 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1260.
According to Vygotsky (1986), The decreasing vocalization of egocentric speech denotes a developing abstraction from sound, the child's new faculty to "think words" instead of pronouncing them. This is the positive meaning of the sinking coefficient of egocentric speech. The downward curve indicates development toward inner speech, (p. 230) The purpose of this volume is to explore the faculty to "think words," not as the ability to mentally evoke words in the native (or first) language (LI) but as the faculty 1 to conjure up in the mind words in a second language (L2). To think words rather than to ... Read more
According to Vygotsky (1986), The decreasing vocalization of egocentric speech denotes a developing abstraction from sound, the child's new faculty to "think words" instead of pronouncing them. This is the positive meaning of the sinking coefficient of egocentric speech. The downward curve indicates development toward inner speech, (p. 230) The purpose of this volume is to explore the faculty to "think words," not as the ability to mentally evoke words in the native (or first) language (LI) but as the faculty 1 to conjure up in the mind words in a second language (L2). To think words rather than to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Educational Linguistics
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387245775
SKU
V9780387245775
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About Maria C.M. de (Inter American University Of Puerto Rico) Guerrero
María C. M. de Guerrero has vast experience as a professional in the field of second language teaching and learning. She has taught EFL/ESL for over thirty years in Argentina and Puerto Rico and offers courses in psycholinguistics and research methods at the graduate level. She works at the English Department of Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Metropolitan Campus. ... Read more
Reviews for Inner Speech - L2
From the reviews: "Inner Speech-L2 is a comprehensive, well-written, and in-depth treatment of the complex topic of inner speech and its relevance for the filed of second language acquisition (SLA) … . De Guerrero has provided the field with a solid and rich monograph on inner speech. Any researcher interested in the issue of thinking ... Read more