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What is the primary concern of Processing Approaches in second language learning?
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?
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?
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?
What is the main idea behind John Schumann's Acculturation Model?
What is the function of working memory in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?
What is the function of working memory in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?
What is the role of monitoring in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?
What is the role of monitoring in second language acquisition, according to psycholinguistic constructs?
What is the foundation of language learning in the connectionist/emergentist model?
What is the foundation of language learning in the connectionist/emergentist model?
How does the representation of language work in the connectionist/emergentist model?
How does the representation of language work in the connectionist/emergentist model?
What is the role of frequency in the connectionist/emergentist model?
What is the role of frequency in the connectionist/emergentist model?
What is the main idea behind the competition model?
What is the main idea behind the competition model?
What is a challenge for learners according to the connectionist/emergentist model?
What is a challenge for learners according to the connectionist/emergentist model?
What are the three questions that the competition model aims to answer?
What are the three questions that the competition model aims to answer?