Summarizes and evaluates research on aphasia, and indicates problem areas that must be studied. (52 references) (CFM)

Summarizes the work of Marcel Danesi who, drawing on the fields of semiotics and neuro-psycholinguistics, has developed an excellent text for the teaching of Italian ("Adesso: A Functional Approach to Italian"). This text, along with his numerous manuals and articles on language teaching, documents his contribution to the field of…

Two experiments on bimodality are discussed that appear to tentatively support its potential usefulness to the study of second-language teaching. The notion of bimodality and neurological learning flow are also reviewed briefly. (23 references) (LB)

Suggests that code-switching is not only a neurolinguistic process but also a psychological phenomenon with substantial reference to personality structure and dynamics. The bilingual's personality as a "code-switcher" is tentatively defined. (Author/CB)

A series on language teaching and learning for teachers includes books on the following topics: (1) psycholinguistics (Titone); (2) the role of the brain in language acquisition (Danesi); (3) the creative language of children (Crema & De Robertis); and (4) suggestopedia (Lozanov & Gateva). (CFM)

Discusses the recent change in direction in neuropsychological and neurolinguistic research from a focus on pathological factors to one that combines pathological and normal factors, the major focus being the motor and sensory processes. An attempt is made to outline the future course of this field. (CFM)