App-assisted language revitalization: Insights from applied cognitive linguistics

[EN] Current theoretical advances in applied linguistics have not yet found wide practical application in the field of language revitalization. In this paper, plans for an open source application for desktop computers and mobile devices for Indigenous language learning settings will be outlined. The...

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Autores: Ringel, Christina, Pohle, Theresa
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/206577
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/206577
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Computer/mobile-assisted language learning
Task-based language teaching
Cognitive linguistics
Endangered languages
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Sumario:[EN] Current theoretical advances in applied linguistics have not yet found wide practical application in the field of language revitalization. In this paper, plans for an open source application for desktop computers and mobile devices for Indigenous language learning settings will be outlined. The app consists of building blocks inspired by cognitive linguistics and task-based language learning. Members of Indigenous language communities can use these to create exercises and assessment modules for their respective languages. In the paper, a mock-up with model exercises will be showcased to illustrate how certain aspects of the afore-mentioned theories can be applied. For example, vocabulary tasks are informed by insights from the analysis of collocations, connotations, frames, metaphors, prototypicality, and semantic relations.