Focusing on brain-based education science, this guide provides practical strategies for enhancing student learning outcomes. It addresses various aspects of classroom improvement, including optimal climate creation and metacognitive skill development. Well-researched and comprehensive, it serves as an essential resource for teachers, administrators, and curriculum planners seeking to implement effective educational practices.
The book emphasizes the importance of cultural openness in the context of globalization, highlighting language as a key gateway to understanding diverse cultures. It argues that learning a second language is essential for success in various roles, including immigrant, student, businessperson, or tourist. Aimed at parents, educators, researchers, and individuals, it provides practical tools and facts about foreign language learning, promoting its necessity as both a survival skill and an opportunity for personal and professional growth, regardless of age.
Raising Multilingual Foreign Language Acquisition and Children elucidates how children learn foreign languages and when they can do so with the best results. The most recent studies in linguistics, neurology, education, and psychology are evaluated and the findings are presented in a recipe format. Parents and teachers are encouraged to bake their own and evaluate the multilingual children in their lives with the use of tools which include a family language profile and family language goals worksheet. Beginning with the Ingredients of Timing, (or the Windows of Opportunity,) and Aptitude, the book goes on to include the Baking Instructions of Motivation, Strategy, and Consistency. This is followed by Kitchen Design , or the role of the language learning environment which includes the child's Opportunity to use the languages being learned, the Linguistic Relationship between the child's languages, and the possible influence of Siblings.Plumbing and Electricity round out the ten key factors in raising multilingual children by discussing the possible role of Gender and Hand-Use, and our understanding of the multilingual brain at present. Chef and Chef's Assistants addresses the vital roles of teachers and schools in a child's foreign language development. A Mess in the Kitchen discusses problem situations related to foreign language learning, and offers a variety of resources to address such issues.
Exploring the intersection of neuroscience, education, and psychology, this groundbreaking work delves into the emerging field of Mind, Brain, and Education Science. It addresses the rising trend of brain-based teaching, providing teachers and policymakers with reliable insights for effective classroom practices. Through an extensive literature review and interviews with global experts, the book distinguishes established concepts from common misconceptions, guiding educators in applying scientific knowledge to enhance learning outcomes.
