Cognitive Influences on Language Learning - created from Mind Map

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INTELLIGENCE OR THE "G"FACTOR ("g" for general)

LANGUAGE APTITUDE

COGNITIVE STYLE

LEARNING STRATEGIES

Intelligence is not a determining factor on First Language Acquisition

Gardner (1985) Intelligence Theory: "Multiple Intelligences"

Intelligence measured in terms of linguistic and logico-mathematical abilities. Intelligence is not a determining factor on FLA.

Intelligence seems to be a strong factor when it comes to learning second languages in classroom,

1. Logico-mathematic

2. Linguistic

3. Spatial

4. Musical

5. Bodily-kinesthetic (fine motor movement, athletic prowess)

6. Interpersonal (the ability to relate to others)

7. Intrapersonal (the ability to relate to oneself, self-knowledge)

8. Naturalistic (the ability to recognise forms/patterns in nature)

9. Spiitual (the ability to relate to things of a "spiritual" nature)

Aptitud is considered to be the "natural ability" wjhich we have to learn languages, and people possess it to varying degrees.

Skehan (1989:38), belives that "aptitud score corresponds with a high L2 competence

Caroll and Sapon´s MLTAT components in language

Phonemic and Phonetic ability

Grammar Sensitivity

Inductive language learning ability

Rote learning abiity

Refers to the manner in which learner perceives, monitors, conceptualises and recalls linguistic information

Considered by Brown (1973) as a combination of affect and cognition.

Duality field dependence/independence Ellis (1985) Main characteristics

VARIABLES

Reflective-impulsive thinking

Broad-narrow categorizing

Skeletonizing-embroidering

Belief congruence-contradiction

Field dependence

Field Independence

Personal Orietation

Holistic

Dependent

Social Sensitive

Impersonal Orientation