Language, Culture, and the Embodied Mind

Joseph Shaules (PhD) has worked in intercultural education in Japan, Mexico and Europe for more than 25 years. He has been a pioneer in applying insights from the mind and brain sciences to language and culture pedagogy. He is the Director of the Japan Intercultural Institute, and he teaches at the International Center of Keio University, Tokyo, and in the Tsuda University Graduate Program in TESOL. His academic works include: The Intercultural Mind: Connecting Culture, Cognition and Global Living (2015); Deep Culture: The Hidden Challenges of Global Living (2007); and he has published language education textbooks, such as Identity (2003), and Impact Issues (2008, 2011), as well as works for a general audience, including: Beneath the Surface: A Beginner's Guide to the Deep Culture Experience (2010).

“Language, Culture, and the Embodied Mind: A Developmental Model of Lingua culture Learning, which gives a detailed, accessible insight into language and culture learning both theoretically and practically. ... The book concludes with an extensive bibliography for further reading. For those interested in incorporating culture in their language teaching, as well as those teaching culture-related courses, this book is a welcome addition to the teacher’s bookshelf.” (Eleanor Smith, JALT Journal, Vol. 43 (1), May, 2021)

• Part 1 Background: Deep learning, language and culture.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Deep language and culture learning.- 3. Globalization and deep culture learning.- 4. The intuitive mind.- 5. Deep learning.- 6. The psychology of linguaculture learning.- Part 2 Theory: The Developmental Model of Linguaculture Learning.- 7. Language and culture pedagogy.- 8. The language and culture debate.- 9. An embodied view of linguaculture.- 10. A developmental model of linguaculture learning.- 11. The DMLL as a roadmap to learning.- Part 3 Practice: A user’s guide to the DMLL.- 12. FAQs of a linguaculture learning approach.- 13. The DMLL in Language Learning.- 14. Deep culture learning.- 15. Conclusion.