Just another ref. on this topic: Natasha Lvovich's The Multilingual Self: An inquiry into language learning. (1997). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Natasha is a very gifted language learner who has learnt 3 or 4 languages (Russian, Yiddish, French, Italian, English). She is a "synesthete"--having the ability to see words in different colors and shapes in her mind. I suppose Maria is interested in "intelligence, brain development" and multiple language learning. What I find interesting about Natasha's approach is that her story of language learning is not just one of brain development but also one of searching for her self--a multilingual and hybrid identity.
Best,
Angel
At 05:56 AM 5/27/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I was referring to a short article by Vera,
>
>A Functional Systems Approach to Concept Development
>Vera John Steiner, Teresea M. Meechen, and Holbrook Mahn.
>Mind, Culture and Activity Volume 5, Number 2 1998
>ISSN 1074-9039
>
>In this article she references others such as,
>
>John - Steiner(1985) The Road to Competance in an Alian Land: A Vygotskian
>perspective on bilingualism. In J.V. Wertsch (ed) Culture, Communication,
>and Cognition: Vygotskian Perspectives. (pp. 348-371). Cambridge
>University Press.
>
>I remember awhile ago seeing an article by Gordon in reference to Vygotsky
>and second language, but can't find the reference. Gordon's list of
>publication are at the following url.
>
>http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~gwells/Pubs.html
>
>Nate
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: maria judith sucupira costa lins <<costlins who-is-at ism.com.br>
>To: <<xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 8:05 PM
>Subject: Re: new language
>
>
>> nate,
>> what work is this ? would you please give me a full reference? thank you
>>
>> nate escreveu:
>>
>> > I have found both Gordon and Vera's work very interesting in reference
>to
>> > second language. Angel's paper from awhile ago is also interesting.
>> >
>> > http://communication.ucsd.edu/lagache/Mei_Yi_Lin.html
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: maria judith sucupira costa lins <<costlins who-is-at ism.com.br>
>> > To: <<xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:05 PM
>> > Subject: new language
>> >
>> > > hi everybody,
>> > > can anyone help me with bibliographical references about learning
>> > > a second (or third, or more)foreign language and intelligence or
>brain
>> > > development?
>> > > thank you, maria lins
>> > >
>>
>>
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>
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