Concept-based Language Instruction by Kyoko Masuda, Amy Snyde... - 9781032628608

Concept-based Language InstructionUsage-based Linguistics and Sociocultural Theory in Teaching Japanese\nAuthor(s): Kyoko Masuda, Amy Snyder Ohta, Rie Tsujihara\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032628608, 978-1032628608\nSynopsis\nThis volume showcases how concept-based language instruction (C-BLI) can be effectively integrated into foreign language instruction.\n\nC-BLI is grounded in the relationship between theory, research, and practice, incorporating visual aids called SCOBAs (schemas for a complete orientating basis of action) designed to teach accurate scientific concepts. SCOBAs materialize L2 usage-based linguistic and cultural concepts to create tools that promote conceptual understanding and internalization. Three overview chapters lay out the books sociocultural theoretic foundations, the role of mediation, usage-based linguistics, and the concept of subjective construal; internalization and its role .