1. English Theme 45 (Spring 2007) 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

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.