The construct of cognition in language teacher education and development [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Nathaniel Bartels

The Construct of Cognition in Language Teacher Education and Development Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Philosophie des Fachbereiches 05: Sprache, Literatur, Kultur der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Vorgelegt von Nathaniel Bartels aus Philadelphia, USA 2006 Dekanin: Frau Prof. Dr. Monika Wingender 1. Berichterstatter: Herr Prof. Dr. Michael Legutke 2. Berichterstatterin: Frau Prof. Dr. Marita Schocker-von Ditfurth Tag der Disputation: 19.01.2007 Table of Contents Acknowledgements vi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Cognition and Second Language Teacher Education 1 1.2 The scope of research on human cognition 2 1.3 Terminology 3 1.4 Cognition 3 1.4.1 Definition 3 1.4.2 Knowledge vs. “beliefs” 4 1.4.3 Summary 8 1.5 Organization of this volume 8 Chapter 2: Conceptions of Second Language Teacher Education 12 2.1 Introduction 12 2.2 Conceptions of SLTE 12 2.2.1 Linguistics as source of teaching knowledge 12 2.2.2 Focus of SLTE should be ‘the activity of teaching itself’ 23 2.2.3 Reinvestment of cognitive resources 28 2.3 Common hypotheses about teacher knowledge and learning 29 2.4 Conclusion 30 Chapter 3: Knowledge Transfer 31 3.1 Introduction 31 3.2 SLTE and knowledge transfer 32 3.2.