Summary of

third-term topics
Presented by
Fulenth Aldana
Martha Villamizar
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What happens to your brain when you learn a new
language?

Neurolinguistics

Paradigms of Second Language Acquisition

 What happens to your brain when you
learn a new language?

Left hemisphere Neuroplasticity Learning a new language

increase gray and white
matter volume.
 How our brains Dyslexia and
work stuttering
Neural networks Trouble processing sounds and
It creates and modifies linking them to written words
connections Genetic and brain matter
Integration of information
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Therapy aids

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Where is language How neurolinguistic

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stics
in the brain? ideas have changed
In the left hemisphere Brain-language correlations are
In the right hemisphere for more complex.
effective communication. Extensive networks other than
language use

What is aphasia? How neurolinguistic

research has changed
Difficulties in speaking or
understanding Research on aphasia and language
Therapy aids disorders
Language processing in healthy
and damaged brains.
 Second Language Acquisition
Paradigms of
second language
acquisition
Learn a new InteractionPsychological
language factors
Cognitive Approach Linguistic Approach

Learning Input-related Learner-related Pedagogical Universal Socio-cultural

mechanisms factors factors grammar grammar approach
 Neurolinguistic approach
Paradigms of
second language
acquisition
Communicative Acquisition vs Implicit and
abilities learning Explicit
Neurolinguistic NLP techniques in L2
programming in English learning
language teaching

Visual Auditory Kinesthetic

Behavior Patterns techniques techniques techniques
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