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English Theme 45 (Spring 2007)

Time: Tuesday 1 3 : 0 0-1 4 : 3 0 Room: 8- 405 Instructor: Mafuyu Kitahara Material: Thelen, E. (1995) “Time-scale dynamics and the development of an embodied cognition” in R. Port and T. van Gelder (eds.) Mind as motion, Cambridge: MIT Press. English Theme 45 (Spring 2007).

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English Theme 45 (Spring 2007)

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  1. Time: Tuesday 13:00-14:30 Room: 8-405 Instructor: Mafuyu Kitahara Material: Thelen, E. (1995) “Time-scale dynamics and the development of an embodied cognition” in R. Port and T. van Gelder (eds.) Mind as motion, Cambridge: MIT Press English Theme 45(Spring 2007)

  2. Structure of the course • Summarize and present assigned section (up to 2-3 pages) • The same section assigned to all • Discuss and then evaluate • The best presenter will receive extra points

  3. Basic Presentation Rules • Slide show • Simple: 4 colors at most, no gimmick • Graphical: use charts, tables, and diagrams • Large fonts: at least 24 points >> less text • Key words: No sentence, just key words • Speech • LOUDER!!!!, don't worry about grammar • Action • Eye-contact: don't read script, look up • Gesture: pointing, asking, walking, dancing...

  4. Some useful phrases • Kick off • Let me start from section XX on page YY ... • I'd like to begin our presentation from section XX ... • The section we will present deals with ZZ ... • Explain • The main point of this {paragraph, section} is that... • The word/phrase “XX” stands for a {notion, process, representation, model...} • Let me give you a concrete example for XX. • To recap(itulate),

  5. More useful phrases • End • That's about it. Thank you. • Ask/Comment • Thank you for a nice presentation. I like AA and BB in your presentation. But, I'm wondering why you said CC for DD on page XX on your slide... • This is just a clarification question. What do you mean by AA? • I'd like to comment on AA in your presentation. I don't think you are giving the main point of the section successfully...

  6. Editor’s introduction (1) • Emergent, self-organization, adaptation: • Not rule-governed, Not center-controlled • e.g. a nation of people, with a government • e.g. a “nation” of ants, with no government • How about our own body and mind? • Body seemingly controlled by “brain” in adults. • But how the brain develops?

  7. Editor’s introduction (2) • Thelen’s claim: developmental processes are not rule-governed nor stage-like. • Dynamics explain development • Embodied: • Mind-body dualism is WRONG! • Mind-body-environment are all dynamically connected.

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