English documentary on brain stroke with transcript and an embedded video for ESL learners. Improve your listening and reading comprehension and at the same time enrich your medical and scientific vocabulary in real context. Source of documentary: TED-Ed YouTube channel Listening comprehension on brain stroke Watch this video on YouTube Reading comprehension on brain stroke…
Mot Juste 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms, images and in authentic passages and examples for GRE & SAT candidates and advanced learners of English /ˌməʊˈʒuːst/ US /ˌmoʊ-/ (noun) Definition the exact word or phrase that precisely fits in a particular situation or context, the exactly…
English Presentation Alzheimer’s Disease English Presentation Alzheimer’s Disease Watch this video on YouTube LELB Lecturer: Mojgan Handout Provided by the Lecturer How does Alzheimer affect language production? What is the relationship between retirement and Alzheimer’s Disease? Why is late retirement more beneficial in postponing Alzheimer? What is meant by “use it or lose it”, and how…
IELTS Listening Practice Alzheimer IELTS Listening Practice Alzheimer About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on the basis…
Lateralization Lateralization argues that the location of language functions is fixed in one of the brain’s two hemispheres, usually the left one. Cerebral lateralisation or cerebral dominance refers to the differential proficiency of the cerebral hemispheres for the acquisition, performance and control of certain specific neurological functions. Infants as young as four days show a…
Cortex Cortex or cerebral cortex covers the surface of the brain and is only 2-4 mm (0.08-0.16 inches) thick. It plays a central role in such functions as memory, attention, perceptual awareness, language, and consciousness. The outermost part of the cortex is grey in color, hence the common term ‘grey matter’. The inner layers are…
/əˈfeɪ.ʒə/ (noun) Aphasia Aphasia refers to any damage to the left hemisphere that often provokes aphasia (dysfunction in, or loss of, language due to neurological damage. This damage results in a loss of procedural ability to use the L2 (i.e. learners cannot automatically and accurately access all aspects of their implicit knowledge of the L2…
Dyslexia Dyslexia or (word blindness) is a general term sometimes used to describe any continuing problem in learning to read, such as difficulty in distinguishing letter shapes and words. Reading specialists do not agree on the nature or causes of such reading problems, however, and both medical and psychological explanations have been made. Because of…