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Connectionist/Emergentist Model of Language Learning

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What is the primary concern of Processing Approaches in second language learning?

The processing mechanisms and capacities of the human brain (correct)

The development of linguistic knowledge through practice

The differences between native language and target language cues

The role of social and psychological variables in language acquisition

What is the main idea behind Processability Theory?

Automaticity is the key to successful language learning

Language production and comprehension are limited by the linguistic processor's capacity (correct)

Acculturation is the primary factor in second language acquisition

Linguistic knowledge is acquired through explicit instruction

What is the role of attention in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?

It is a skill that can be developed through practice and repetition

It is a necessary condition for acquiring target-like language forms (correct)

It is a process that helps learners to automatically acquire language rules

It is a mechanism that enables learners to ignore irrelevant information

What is the main idea behind John Schumann's Acculturation Model?

Second language acquisition is one aspect of acculturation (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of working memory in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?

It is involved in the control and regulation of task-relevant information (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of monitoring in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?

It is a condition that requires time, focus on form, and knowledge of the rule (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the foundation of language learning in the connectionist/emergentist model?

Extraction of regularities from the input (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does the representation of language work in the connectionist/emergentist model?

Through a network of interconnected exemplars and patterns (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of frequency in the connectionist/emergentist model?

It determines the strength of associations between language elements (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the competition model?

Language processing involves competition among various cues (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge for learners according to the connectionist/emergentist model?

Learners' existing associations may interfere with the establishment of an L2 network (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are the three questions that the competition model aims to answer?

How to adjust internal speech-processing mechanisms, how to use cues, and how to resolve sentence interpretation (A) Signup and view all the answers