1st Edition
Sublating Second Language Research and Practices Contribution from the Hegelian Perspective
Section I: Ontology 1. Background and Theoretical Basis Section II: Epistemology and Critiques 2. Conventional Language Skills – The Spoken Form 3. Conventional Language Skills – The Written Form 4. Language Forms 5. Selected L2 Learner Characteristics 6. Innovative Uses of L2 Learning Section III: Conclusion and Praxis 7. Conclusion, Recommendations, and Future Challenges
Biography
Manfred Man-fat Wu, EdD, is affiliated with the Institute for Research in Open and Innovative Education, School of Open Learning, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. His publications are mainly on Hegel covering topics such as language learning, aesthetics, mental illness, and education.
“This is an excellent review of Hegel's views on language with which the author(s) have developed a very useful framework, especially when long neglected philosophical considerations in the field of second language education are gaining more interest.”
Professor Douglas Fleming, University of Ottawa, Canada






