Cognitive Influences on Language Learning

Cognitive Influences on Language Learning

1. Aptitude for Learning a Language

   • The "natural ability" to learn Language
     • consists of four
       • independent abilities that describe the L2 Learner
         • Rote Learning ability
           • to make associations between grammatical forms and meanings
         • Inductive Learning
           • To infer rules governing the structure of language
         • Grammatical sensitivity
           • to Recognise the grammatical function
             • of a lexical element
         • Phonetic coding ability
           • Discriminate and recall new sounds

2. Cognitive factors

   • Refers to
     • mental conditions
       • Strategies
         • Proccesses

3. Cognitive Style

   • The manner in which the learner perceives, monitors and conceptualises linguistic information
   • Field dependence
     • Personal orientation
     • Dependent
     • Social sensitive
     • Holistic
   • Field idenpendence
     • Impersonal orientation
     • Analytic
     • Independet
     • Not socially aware
   • Learning tendencies
     • Visual Auditory Kinaesthetic Tactile

4. Learning Strategies

   • Affective
   • Compensation
   • Cognitive
   • Metacognitive
   • Memory
   • Social

5. Intelligence

   • is the ability or abilities
     • to acquire and use knowledge
       • for solving problems and adapting to the world
   • Inteligences multiples
     • Developed by Garder in 1985
       • The "G" factor
         • in SLA
           • Exiat a direct correlation
             • between
               • Intelligence
               • Succesful SL Learning
   • IQ Focus on
     • ability to
       • interpret language
         • and aolve problems
   • Second Language Acquisition
     • has been defined amd measured in terms of linguistic.
       • and logico matematicas abilirties
   • On First Language Acquisition
     • Is not a determining factor
       • Everybody leanrs their FL

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