Joyful Fluency

Brain-Compatible Second Language Acquisition
Eric P. Jensen - Jensen Learning, Maunaloa, HI
Joyful Fluency
March 2006 | 168 pages | Corwin
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Make learning languages easier!

Do you have learners in your classroom who speak English as a second language? Are you are a foreign language teacher? This essential resource links brain research-based teaching practices to language learning presents exciting new ways to encourage second language acquisition in students of all ages. Find hundreds of helpful brain research-based techniques for lesson planning and presentation to promote improved vocabulary retention, better understanding of grammar, and enhanced speaking and writing skills.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

Introduction

1. Language Learning and the Human Brain

1. Language Learning and the Human Brain

2. Influential Models of Language Acquisition

2. Influential Models of Language Acquisition

3. The Joyful Fluency Model

3. The Joyful Fluency Model

4. The Physical Learning Environment

4. The Physical Learning Environment

5. Materials: A Crucial Link

5. Materials: A Crucial Link

6. The Revealing Role of Music

6. The Revealing Role of Music

7. Joyful Facilitator Skills

7. Joyful Facilitator Skills

8. Maximizing First Impressions

8. Maximizing First Impressions

9. Meaningful Lesson Planning

9. Meaningful Lesson Planning

10. The Power of Purposeful Suggestion

10. The Power of Purposeful Suggestion

11. Mindset for Acquisition

11. Mindset for Acquisition

12. The Magic of Metaphors

12. The Magic of Metaphors

13. Active Learning: Engagement, Retrieval, & Usage

13. Active Learning: Engagement, Retrieval, & Usage

14. Bridge to Fluency

14. Bridge to Fluency

Bibliography

Bibliography

Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Index

Index

Meet the Authors

Meet the Authors

Description

Formerly a publication of The Brain Store

Make learning languages easier!

Do you have learners in your classroom who speak English as a second language? Are you are a foreign language teacher? This essential resource links brain research-based teaching practices to language learning presents exciting new ways to encourage second language acquisition in students of all ages. Find hundreds of helpful brain research-based techniques for lesson planning and presentation to promote improved vocabulary retention, better understanding of grammar, and enhanced speaking and writing skills.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Introduction

Introduction

1. Language Learning and the Human Brain

1. Language Learning and the Human Brain

2. Influential Models of Language Acquisition

2. Influential Models of Language Acquisition

3. The Joyful Fluency Model

3. The Joyful Fluency Model

4. The Physical Learning Environment

4. The Physical Learning Environment

5. Materials: A Crucial Link

5. Materials: A Crucial Link

6. The Revealing Role of Music

6. The Revealing Role of Music

7. Joyful Facilitator Skills

7. Joyful Facilitator Skills

8. Maximizing First Impressions

8. Maximizing First Impressions

9. Meaningful Lesson Planning

9. Meaningful Lesson Planning

10. The Power of Purposeful Suggestion

10. The Power of Purposeful Suggestion

11. Mindset for Acquisition

11. Mindset for Acquisition

12. The Magic of Metaphors

12. The Magic of Metaphors

13. Active Learning: Engagement, Retrieval, & Usage

13. Active Learning: Engagement, Retrieval, & Usage

14. Bridge to Fluency

14. Bridge to Fluency

Bibliography

Bibliography

Additional Resources

Additional Resources

Index

Index

Meet the Authors

Meet the Authors

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Joyful Fluency

Brain-Compatible Second Language Acquisition


March 2006 | 168 pages | Corwin

Format Published Date ISBN Price
Paperback 28/04/2023 9781890460013 $39.95

Formerly a publication of The Brain Store

Make learning languages easier!

Do you have learners in your classroom who speak English as a second language? Are you are a foreign language teacher? This essential resource links brain research-based teaching practices to language learning presents exciting new ways to encourage second language acquisition in students of all ages. Find hundreds of helpful brain research-based techniques for lesson planning and presentation to promote improved vocabulary retention, better understanding of grammar, and enhanced speaking and writing skills.


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Language Learning and the Human Brain
  • 2. Influential Models of Language Acquisition
  • 3. The Joyful Fluency Model
  • 4. The Physical Learning Environment
  • 5. Materials: A Crucial Link
  • 6. The Revealing Role of Music
  • 7. Joyful Facilitator Skills
  • 8. Maximizing First Impressions
  • 9. Meaningful Lesson Planning
  • 10. The Power of Purposeful Suggestion
  • 11. Mindset for Acquisition
  • 12. The Magic of Metaphors
  • 13. Active Learning: Engagement, Retrieval, & Usage
  • 14. Bridge to Fluency
  • Bibliography
  • Additional Resources
  • Index
  • Meet the Authors

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