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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
What is the main idea behind Processability Theory?
Language production and comprehension are limited by the linguistic processor's capacity
What is the role of attention in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?
It is a necessary condition for acquiring target-like language forms
What is the main idea behind John Schumann's Acculturation Model?
Second language acquisition is one aspect of acculturation
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
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
What is the foundation of language learning in the connectionist/emergentist model?
Extraction of regularities from the input
How does the representation of language work in the connectionist/emergentist model?
Through a network of interconnected exemplars and patterns
What is the role of frequency in the connectionist/emergentist model?
It determines the strength of associations between language elements
What is the main idea behind the competition model?
Language processing involves competition among various cues
What is a challenge for learners according to the connectionist/emergentist model?
Learners' existing associations may interfere with the establishment of an L2 network
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
Learn about the connectionist/emergentist model, where language learning occurs through the extraction of regularities from input. Discover how humans are sensitive to frequencies of events and how language representation relies on variable strengths and connections between parts.
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