Introduction: Cognitive processing in second language acquisition

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Martin Pütz ◽  
Laura Sicola
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Cognitive Processing

scholarly journals EFL learners’ strategy use during task-based interaction in Second Life

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian ChengChiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Second Life ◽  
Strategy Use ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Topic Shift ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Voice Chat

Motivated by theoretical and pedagogical concerns that the link between second language (L2) learners’ second language acquisition (SLA) and language use in 3D multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) is still not fully connected in current SLA literature, this study examined the patterns of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ employment of communication strategies during task-based interaction in Second Life (SL). Nine adult EFL learners worldwide were recruited, and they used their avatars to negotiate meaning with peers in interactional tasks via voice chat in SL. Results reveal that confirmation checks, clarification requests, and comprehension checks were the most frequently used strategies. Other types of strategy use were also discovered, such as a request for help, self-correction, and topic shift – accompanied by a metacognitive strategy and spell-out-the-word that had not been previously documented in task-based research in 3D MUVEs. This study demonstrated that SL could offer an optimal venue for EFL learners’ language acquisition to take place and prompt their cognitive processing during task-based interaction. Additionally, 3D multimodal resources afforded by SL provide additional visual support for EFL students’ input acquisition and output modifications. A call for more research on voice-based task interaction in 3D MUVEs is also needed.

Analysis and Control in the Development of Second Language Proficiency

1994 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Bialystok
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Cognitive Framework ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
And Control ◽  
Analysis Of Knowledge

This paper describes a cognitive framework for explaining the acquisition and use of a second language. The framework is based on the identification of two cognitive processing components, called analysis of knowledge and control of processing, that jointly function to develop proficiency in the language. The framework is explained briefly and then applied to five issues in second language acquisition: the similarity of first and second language learning, the starting point for second language acquisition, consciousness, variability, and instruction.

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