Cognition in Second Language Acquisition Quiz

Cognition refers to how information is processed and learned by the human mind, and in the context of second language acquisition, it pertains to understanding what it takes to 'get to know' an additional language well enough to use it fluently in comprehension and production.

Our understanding is unsatisfactory because our capacities to investigate the relevant questions are shaped by the pace at which new theories and methods to inspect the workings of human minds and brains become available, and the rate at which SLA researchers become conversant in them.

The availability of new theories and methods shapes the investigation of second language acquisition by influencing the pace at which SLA researchers can become conversant in them.

<p>It is important to reference relevant L1 research in cognitive research to point at areas where future attention by SLA researchers will be needed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The challenges include the pace at which new theories and methods become available, the rate at which SLA researchers become conversant in them, and the need to reference relevant L1 research.</p> Signup and view all the answers