Extended, Embodied Cognition and Second Language Acquisition

A cognitivist approach to cognition has traditionally dominated second language acquisition (SLA) studies. In this article, I examine two alternative approaches—extended cognition and embodied cognition—for how they might help us conceptualize SLA. More specifically, I present: (i) summaries of exte...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied linguistics 2010-12, Vol.31 (5), p.599-622
1. Verfasser: Atkinson, Dwight
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A cognitivist approach to cognition has traditionally dominated second language acquisition (SLA) studies. In this article, I examine two alternative approaches—extended cognition and embodied cognition—for how they might help us conceptualize SLA. More specifically, I present: (i) summaries of extended and embodied cognition, followed by reasons why the two can be treated as a single, synthetic perspective; (ii) an approach to SLA grounded in an extended, embodied view of cognition—i.e. a sociocognitive approach—in three principles; and (iii) a naturally occurring example of extended, embodied cognition-for-SLA.
ISSN:0142-6001
1477-450X
DOI:10.1093/applin/amq009