Language within your reach? Investigating the mapping between spatial and non-spatial demonstratives and the vision and action systems

Lead Research Organisation: Northumbria University
Department Name: Fac of Health and Life Sciences

Abstract

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Description Children's language learning facilitation workshop 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Materials developed in the grant were taken to Laygate Primary School, South Tyneside, and trialled with a class of 8 year olds to assess the effective of raising interest in language learning and cultural diversity Using turning point we assessed children's (mean age 8 years) knowledge of and interest in learning about other languages before and after a language awareness intervention, focussing on spatial language materials. Children after the intervention were more interested in learning a new language compared to prior to the intervention. This provides pilot data that spatial language can provide a useful means to raise interest in languages and language learning.

Using turning point we assessed children's (mean age 8 years) knowledge of and interest in learning about other languages before and after a language awareness intervention, focussing on spatial language materials. Children after the intervention were mo
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012
 
Description Designing a robot language 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact A two-day public engagement event directed at children and adults in the Centre of Life, Newcastle, as part of the Newcastle Science Festival This was a two-day interactive exhibit, comprising interactions a stall with a series of tables on which were places two large plasma screens with associated seating areas showing two films on loops, plus a central 'interactive' area where the scientists got the audience to take part in some simple mock experiments and card sorting tasks.

This was a two-day interactive exhibit, comprising interactions a stall with a series of tables on which were places two large plasma screens with associated seating areas showing two films on loops, plus a central 'interactive' area where the scientists
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012
URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXycUPCSg14
 
Description Language and the Body 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Primary Audience
Results and Impact This was a public lecture given in the Newcastle City Library as part of the Newcastle Science Festival on 15th March, 2012
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2013
 
Description On language and perception 
Form Of Engagement Activity A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact This is a short film showcasing the research done on the mapping between language and perception on this grant, with some other examples from related research in the Cognition and Communication Research Centre, Northumbria University.

The film can be viewed at:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXycUPCSg14
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2011
URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXycUPCSg14