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Language, Brain and Mind. Unit 9. Activity 1 How the Brain works Activity 2 How Children Acquire the Mother Tongue Activity 3 Understand Memory and Knowledge. Activity 1 How the Brain works. Task 1 Remove an erroneous classical view Task 2 Make a contrastive study - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Language, Brain and MindLanguage, Brain and Mind

Unit 9

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Activity 1

How the Brain works Activity 2

How Children Acquire the Mother Tongue

Activity 3

Understand Memory and Knowledge

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Activity 1 Activity 1 How the Brain worksHow the Brain works

Task 1 Remove an erroneous classical view Task 2 Make a contrastive study Task 3 Discover the functions of the brain Task 4 Be aware of language handicap and

speech therapy Task 5 Activity summary

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1 让我想想。2 她真是有点担心。3 认真考虑一下。4 她是个爱操心的 人。

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Left Brain Functions

Number skills

Written language

Reasoning

Spoken language

Science

Right-hand control

Right Brain Functions

Insight

3-D forms

Art awareness

Imagination

Music awareness

Left-hand control

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aphasia/dysphasia

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Activity 2Activity 2 How Children Acquire the Mother Tongue How Children Acquire the Mother Tongue

Task 1

Be aware of the importance of child language study

Task 2

A look at theories of language acquisition Task 3

Reflect on child language acquisition and language learning

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learn

acquire

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necessary condition

sufficient condition

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the environmental

the cognitive

the innate

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parameter setting

LAD (Language Acquisition Device)

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Activity 3 Activity 3 Understand Memory and KnowledgeUnderstand Memory and Knowledge Task 1

Understand short-term and long-term memory Task 2

Be aware of those factors that affect memory Task 3

Being aware of the effects of prior knowledge Task 4

Understand the notion of schema Task 5

Activity summary

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Type of language Input Retention interval Output

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an organised packet of knowledge that enables us to make sense of new knowledge.

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Visiting a restaurant scriptVisiting a restaurant script

Open door Enter Give reservation name Wait to be seated Go to table Be seated Order drinks Put napkins on lap Look at menu Discuss menu Order meal Talk Drink water

Eat salad or soup Meal arrives Eat food Finish meal Order dessert Eat dessert Ask for bill Bill arrives Pay bill Leave tip Get coats Leave

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Attending a lecture scriptAttending a lecture script

Enter room Look for friends Find seat Sit down Settle belongings Take out notebook Look at other students Talk Look at lecturer Listen to lecturer Take notes

Check time Ask questions Change position in seat Daydream Look at other students Take more notes Close notebook Gather belongings Stand up Talk Leave

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Questions for thinking:Questions for thinking:

1. Which hemisphere of human brain is responsible for language?

2. What’s the differences of “language acquisition” and “ language learning”?

3. What is the effects of prior knowledge?