lecture notes for the weekend

Hello all!

Just wanted to tell you that I have just posted your Thanksgiving homework, my lecture notes on

Cognitive Approaches to ESL Methodology
cognitive approaches.htm

There are only two sets of notes yet to be posted and covered in class (Language and Culture; Language policy and Planning in the Canadian context)

Thus, I have posted the following notes to date:

What is Language?
Elements of Linguistic Analysis
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/language.htm

A Review of Trends in Linguistic Theory
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/trends.htm

The Brain and Psycholinguistic Speech Production Models
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/speech.htm

First Language Acquisition
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/first.htm

Second Language Acquisition
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/second.htm

Historic and Current Trends in ESL Teaching Methodology
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/methods.htm

Colonialism, Globalization and Second Language Education
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/colonialismandglobalization.htm

Background to Content-based Instruction and the Knowledge Framework
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/CBI.htm

Experiential Learning, Task Design, Learner Autonomy and Teacher Professionalism
http://www.members.shaw.ca/douglasfleming/experientialtaskdesign.htm