Language and Meaning: How We Learn - for iPad/Mac/PC
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 12 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat do English language teachers in the early 21st century need to know about the relationship between language and meaning? How can teachers enable students to learn language, learn through language and learn about language in the myriad different contemporary contexts of formal and informal learning? This material is taken from The Open University course E852 Language, literacy and learning in the contemporary world.
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Episodes
Scarlett in the garden
December 20, 2011 16:10 - 4 minutes - 49.7 MB VideoTwo year old Scarlett uses and develops her language as she explores the under-life of the garden with her father.
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Intercultural communication difficulties
December 20, 2011 16:09 - 4 minutes - 46.7 MB VideoIn a Chinese University class, a teacher uses examples from signage around the world to illustrate linguistic misunderstandings in translations into English.
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Multimodal learning
December 20, 2011 16:08 - 9 minutes - 112 MB VideoThis video demonstrates multimodal analysis of classroom learning.
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Words and images
December 20, 2011 16:07 - 6 minutes - 24.5 MB VideoThis video demonstrates a multimodal analysis of the well-known fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel.’
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December 20, 2011 16:07 - 40.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- This video demonstrates a multimodal analysis of the well-known fairy tale ‘Hansel and Gretel.’