Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues

Emergence is a concept which, like many others in the Social Sciences, comes to us via Life and Earth Sciences, and can be traced back to Darwinian theory on species evolution. In this article, we look at the route taken by the concept of emergence in language acquisition research, and summarize its...

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Main Author: Heather E. Hilton
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Language:English
Published: ACEDLE 2016-12-01
Series:Recherches en didactique des langues et des cultures
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rdlc/1101
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description Emergence is a concept which, like many others in the Social Sciences, comes to us via Life and Earth Sciences, and can be traced back to Darwinian theory on species evolution. In this article, we look at the route taken by the concept of emergence in language acquisition research, and summarize its contribution to second language acquisition (SLA) theory. We will also describe methodological implications of an Emergentist perspective on language teaching, and will sketch a few recommendations for pedagogical research.
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Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
Recherches en didactique des langues et des cultures
emergent language theory
epistemology
research methodology
second language acquisition
title Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
title_full Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
title_fullStr Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
title_full_unstemmed Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
title_short Enjeux méthodologiques de l’émergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
title_sort enjeux methodologiques de l emergentisme pour la recherche en acquisition et en didactique des langues
topic emergent language theory
epistemology
research methodology
second language acquisition
url https://journals.openedition.org/rdlc/1101
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