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Introduction
Thesubjectofthisbookfallswithinthescopeofappliedlinguisticsand,morespecically,
languageeducation.Theaimofthisworkistodevelopaneducationalapproachtoforeign
languageteachinginwhichtheideasofafewtheories(linguistic,psychologicalandphilo-
sophical)wouldcombinewiththeconceptionsofforeignlanguageteachingsoastoform
thebackgroundforgeneraleducation.Inotherwords,theaimistoconsidertheideaof
joiningforeignlanguagelearningwithgeneraleducation.
ThephilosophicalfoundationsoftheapproachareprimarilybuiltontheviewsofKarl
RaimundPopperconcerninglanguagefunctionsaswellasthetheoryofworld3andob-
jectiveknowledge.Thepsychologicalbackgroundoftheeducationalapproachincludes
theconceptionsofmeaningfullearning,theuseofadvanceorganisersandthedevelop-
mentoflearners’cognitivestructuresdescribedbyDavidP.Ausubel.Asregardsthecon-
ceptionsofforeignlanguageteaching,theeducationalapproachseekstodevelopthe
phenomenaofcognitiveappealandauthenticlanguageusedescribedbyRyszardWenzel
(2001:26–27).Asfarasthelinguisticbackgroundofthebookisconcerned,thereisan
attemptatputtingthendingsofcognitivelinguisticsintopractice,especiallyRonald
W.Langacker’sviewsofgrammarasimageandhisapproachtosemanticswhichrestson
thenotionofconceptualisation.Theeducationalapproachisalsodiscussedinrelationto
severalinuentialtrendsinforeignlanguageteaching,namelytheCommonEuropean
FrameworkofReferenceforLanguages:Learning,Teaching,Assessmentpublishedbythe
CouncilofEuropein2001(forbrevity’ssakeabbreviatedinthisbooktotheCommon
EuropeanFrameworkorCEF),thetask-basedapproach,andsecondlanguageacquisition
research.
Theeducationalapproachtolanguageteaching,whichissuggestedinthisbook,aims
toprovideasolutiontoafewpracticalproblemspresentinlanguageeducationnowadays.
Theseproblemscanbecharacterizedinthefollowingpoints:
1.Thetopiccontentistrivial.
2.Learnerslosetheirmotivationforfurtherstudyoncetheycancommunicateinthe
foreignlanguage.
3.Muchtimeislostandagreatdealofchaosresultsfromarrangingcommunicative
activities.Ingroupworktheextrovertstudentsdominateinteraction;othersaretaciturn.
4.Learners’communicationisunnatural.
5.Errorsaretoleratedaslongastheydonotimpedecommunication.