TY  - BOOK
AU  - Monika Reif
PY  - 2021
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
TI  - Making Progress Simpler?
T2  - Applying Cognitive Grammar to Tense-Aspect Teaching
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1107856
N2  - This study presents a new approach to tense-aspect teaching from the perspective of Cognitive Linguistics. Its aims are twofold: first, to provide a coherent account of the English tense-aspect system. To this end, a synthesis of Langacker’s Cognitive Grammar theory and Fauconnier’s Mental Space approach will be put forward. Second, to test the applicability and effectiveness of CL-informed learning materials in the language classroom. For that purpose, an empirical analysis was conducted involving German students of English at an upper-intermediate level. The study therefore addresses linguists and language teachers alike.
KW  - English tense-aspect system, Mental Space Theory, Foreign Language, TEFL, German higher education, Langacker's Cognitive Grammar, Fauconnier's Mental Space Theory
LA  - English
ER  -