NEURO - PEDAGOGY AND SECOND - LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: FROM LAB TO CLASSROOM

Abstract

Educational neuroscience has made stunning inventions in the language acquisition like how bilingual brains encode, store and retrieve linguistic information. At the same time, the practical classroom applications of such applications remain very less. This chapter synthesises key laboratory insights-functional MRI findings on neuroplasticity among bilinguals, dopaminergic modulation of motivation, and the role of the right hemisphere in discourse level processing—with established SLA frameworks such as Swain’s Output Hypothesis and Dornyei’s L2 Motivational Self System. A mixed method pilot study with 40 Indian undergraduates underwent neuro informed tasks (spaced retrieval, embodied storytelling, focus on form output) over six weeks. Pre and post tests revealed significant gains in lexical retrieval speed and narrative complexity, while qualitative data indicated reduced anxiety and heightened metacognitive awareness.