This book explores the key features of the skills we use in communicating and provides a framework for understanding how we use language and body language to communicate with others in everyday situations
The contributions contained in the second volume of the two-volume set Body, Language and Mind?‚A introduce and elaborate upon the concept of sociocultural situatedness, understood broadly as the way in which minds and cognitive processes are shaped, both individually and collectively, by their interaction with socioculturally contextualized structures and practices; and, furthermore, how these structures interact, contextually, with language and can become embodied in it.
This book is concerned with what has been called the "Monitor Theory" of adult second language acquisition. Monitor Theory hypothesizes that adults have two independent systems for developing ability in second languages, subconscious language acquisition and conscious language learning, and that these systems are interrelated in a definite way: subconscious acquisition appears to be far more important. The introduction is devoted to a brief statement of the theory and its implications for different aspects of second language acquisitions theory and practice. We define acquisition and learning, and present the Monitor Model for adult second language performance. Following this, brief summaries of research results in various areas of second language acquisition serve as both an overview of Monitor Theory research over the last few years and as introduction to the essays that follow.
English in Focus for Grade VII is one of a three-level English textbooks for young learners in junior high school (SMP/MTs). The necessity of English as one of the foreign languages studied in Indonesian schools, brings this book forward. The writers have made an effort to develop your ability in English use through this book. The content of the book is integrated in the four language skills, i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing. It aims to build your language, discourse,sociocultural and strategic competence. All the components help you understand English and use it as the media of communication. This book also presents theories as well as activities that are closely familiar to the students. The activities will explore your creativity and encourage you to use your language skills in English. Hopefully, this book will help you learn English in communicative way.
English in Focus for Grade IX is one of a three-level English textbooks for young learners in junior high school (SMP/MTs). The necessity of English as one of the foreign languages studied in Indonesian schools, brings this book forward. The writers have made an effort to develop your ability in English use through this book. The content of the book is integrated in the four language skills, i.e. listening, speaking, reading and writing. It aims to build your language, discourse, sociocultural and strategic competence. All the components help you understand English and use it as the media of communication. This book also presents theories as well as activities that are closely familiar to the students. The activities will explore your creativity and encourage you to use your language skills in English. Hopefully, this book will help you learn English in communicative way.
