Directions for Pedagogical Construction Grammar: Learning and Teaching (with) Constructions

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

Directions for Pedagogical Construction Grammar

Learning and Teaching (with) Constructions

Edited by: Hans C. Boas

Volume 49 in the series Applications of Cognitive Linguistics [ACL]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110746723

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How can insights from Construction Grammar (CxG) be applied to foreign language learning (FLL) and foreign language teaching (FLT)? This volume explores several aspects of Pedagogical Construction Grammar, with a specific look at issues relevant to second language acquisition, FLL, and FLT. The contributions in this volume discuss a wide range of constructions, as well as different resources, methodologies, and data used to learn constructions in the language classroom. More specifically, they seek to provide answers to the following questions: What do new constructional approaches to teaching and learning foreign language look like that take the insights of CxG seriously? What should electronic resources using constructions and semantic frames for foreign language instruction look like? How should constructions (pairings of form with meaning/function) in the foreign language classroom be introduced? What role does frequency play in learning constructions in the language classroom? What types of strategies does CxG offer to facilitate the acquisition of a second language? This volume is relevant for anyone interested in second language acquisition, foreign language pedagogy, Construction Grammar, and Cognitive Linguistics.

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If first language learning flows forth from language use, teaching language should be based on relevant usage-patterns, modified in accordance with the advanced cognitive and linguistic knowledge of older learners. The current volume shows how insights from first and second language learning and usage-based Construction Grammar can be turned into evidence-based teaching strategies.
Heike Behrens, University of Basel

Usage-based Construction Grammar has changed our view of language learning, but it is only recently that researchers have begun to apply the insights of the constructionist approach to language pedagogy. This volume brings together a collection of articles in which experts of Construction Grammar and Usage-based Linguistics make concrete proposals for teaching constructions by using corpora and other resources. A must read for everybody interested in grammar teaching.
Holger Diessel, University of Jena

With Directions for Pedagogical Construction Grammar, Boas has produced an impressive and much-needed volume which excels at illustrating the immense potential of constructionist approaches to improve language pedagogy. The contributions to this volume, all authored by leading cognitive and corpus linguists, convincingly describe what a successful future of language teaching could look like—one that is founded in usage-based linguistics and takes language patterns seriously. I consider this volume essential reading for any applied linguist.
Ute Römer, Georgia State University

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Hans C. Boas, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
I Introduction
From Construction Grammar(s) to Pedagogical Construction Grammar Hans C. Boas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
II Data and methodology in Pedagogical Construction Grammar
On, or against?, (just) frequency Stefan Th. Gries Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Constructing learner speech: On the use of spoken data in Applied Construction Grammar Gaëtanelle Gilquin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
L2-words that go together – more on collocation and learner language Peter Uhrig, Susen Faulhaber, Ewa Dąbrowska and Thomas Herbst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
III Learning and teaching constructions
Construction-based teaching of German verbless directives to Italian-speaking learners Sabine De Knop and Fabio Mollica Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Securing strategic input for L2 learners: Constructions with Russian motion verbs Tore Nesset and Laura A Janda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Pedagogic applications of the English Constructicon Amanda L. Patten and Florent Perek Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Learned attention beyond typological bootstrapping: Constructional repertoires and constructional complexity in the spatial language domain Karin Madlener-Charpentier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
IV Frame-based teaching and learning
Teaching second year German using frames and constructions Maggie Gemmell Hudson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Frame-based metonymy in teaching L2 vocabulary James Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Towards a FrameNet for linguistic terminology: Theoretical foundations, lexicographic practice, didactic potential Alexander Ziem and Anastasia Neumann-Schneider Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Author Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	359
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Researchers in Second Language Acquisition, Construction Grammar, Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 365
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 32
- Coloured Illustrations: 25
- Tables: 46
- Coloured Tables: 4
Keywords: Foreign Language Learning; Foreign Language Teaching; Second Language Acquisition; Construction Grammar

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Published: February 21, 2022
ISBN: 9783110746723

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Published: March 7, 2022
ISBN: 9783110746648

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Published: October 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783111358482