A Dynamic Systems Account of Learning a Word: From Ecology to Form Relations

Autor/in	Churchill, Eton
Titel	A Dynamic Systems Account of Learning a Word: From Ecology to Form Relations
Quelle	In: Applied Linguistics, 29 (2008) 3, S.339-358 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-6001
DOI	10.1093/applin/amm019
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Japanese; Second Language Learning; Vocabulary Development; Learning Processes; Case Studies; Language Research; Applied Linguistics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Japaner; Japanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Wortschatzarbeit; Learning process; Lernprozess; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sprachforschung; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik
Abstract	This paper responds to calls for studies that investigate multiple types of word knowledge and the processes of word learning. Focusing on a single word, this three-month diary study describes the micro-development of an adult male's Japanese L2 lexical knowledge. In contrast to most L2 vocabulary acquisition studies, this study posits a dynamic perspective on language and development. The theory of learning applied is based on Hutchins' (1995) notion of coordination, supplemented by Gibson's (1979, 1986) theory of affordances. The findings suggest that the learning was non-linear, shaped in non-trivial ways by environmental affordances, and proceeded through several quasi-stable states attained in circuits of coordination. It is suggested that the learning in this case study behaved very much like a dynamic system. (As Provided).
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