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Brain mechanisms of language acquisition through social interaction| old_uid | 19305 |
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| title | Brain mechanisms of language acquisition through social interaction |
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| start_date | 2021/09/23 |
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| schedule | 10h-11h30 |
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| online | no |
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| details | En visioconférence |
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| summary | Among the central questions in the second language (L2) acquisition research is whether learning is enhanced through enriched environments, such as real-life conversation or person-to-person interaction, and how this is achieved. From a social cognitive neuroscience perspective, I present two lines of research that attempt to answer these questions. First, I will present a series of fMRI experiments investigating how brain mechanisms of L2 learning from social contexts differ from those of L2 learning from translation. In one study, participants encountered new L2 words either in real-life situations (i.e., social contexts) or through L1 translation (Jeong et al., 2020). While the former involves integrating both verbal and non-verbal information, the latter relies on rote memorization. The learners who recruited the brain network involved in processing non-verbal information during learning could acquire and retain the L2 knowledge efficiently. In another study, I examined how the mode of communication (e.g., online face-to-face versus recorded video) influences brain mechanisms during L2 communication (Jeong et al., 2010). Compared with offline recorded video communication, online, face-to-face communication improved diverse aspects of communicative ability. The findings indicate that L2 competence required in our global society may be effectively fostered through face-to-face interaction. Through this talk, I argue that cognitive neuroscience enables researchers to understand precise brain mechanisms underlying L2 learning (Li & Jeong ., 2020) and may provide pedagogical implications for L2 learning and teaching. |
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| responsibles | Jeanmaire |
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