| Making Progress Simpler?: Applying Cognitive Grammar to Tense-Aspect Teaching Contributor(s): Pütz, Martin (Editor), Reif, Monika (Author) |
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ISBN: 363161120X ISBN-13: 9783631611203 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $82.51 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching |
| Dewey: 415.018 |
| Series: Duisburger Arbeiten Zur Sprach- Und Kulturwissenschaft |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 247 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study presents a new approach to tense-aspect teaching from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics. Its aims are twofold: first, to provide a coherent account of the English tense-aspect system. To this end, a synthesis of Langacker's Cognitive Grammar theory and Fauconnier's Mental Space approach will be put forward. Second, to test the applicability and effectiveness of CL-informed learning materials in the language classroom. For that purpose, an empirical analysis was conducted involving German students of English at an upper-intermediate level. The study therefore addresses linguists and language teachers alike. |
