“I Imitate, Therefore I Am” – A Few Remarks on the Key Process of Language Acquisition in the Light of the Gemiini Video Modelling Method as a Tool Supporting Speech Development Cover Image

„Imituję, więc jestem” – kilka uwag dotyczących kluczowego procesu w nabywaniu języka w świetle metody wideomodelowania Gemiini jako narzędzia wspomagającego rozwój mowy
“I Imitate, Therefore I Am” – A Few Remarks on the Key Process of Language Acquisition in the Light of the Gemiini Video Modelling Method as a Tool Supporting Speech Development

Author(s): Anna Żywot
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: imitation; brain sensory system; brain motor system; mirror neurons; canonical neurons; sensory hypersensitivity; language development disorders; video modelling; Gemiini system

Summary/Abstract: The article contains considerations on the importance of imitation in language development. The authoress puts forward the thesis that language deficits may be caused by the malfunction of human brain sensory systems. She also describes „Gemiini Video Modelling Method” as a proposal of a therapy designed to overcome these difficulties.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 202-210
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish