This study looks at the effects of an elementary school foreign language program on It highlights the goals of cognitive psychologists who search for explanations of second language cognition in terms of mental representations and information processing. Yet ‘Cognitive Approaches to SLA’ implies something more than the general research enterprise of SLA. learning theories are grouped into three basic categories: • Behaviorist learning theories • Cognitive-information processing learning theories • Cognitive-constructivist learning theories The summary ends with a brief discussion of epistemological perspectives that serve as foundations for the various theories. Assuming a span of 7.0 in the native language, a foreign adult beginner is only reduced by 1.1 in the present experiment; Glicksberg explicitly compared the span in the native and second languages and found an initial deficit of 0.8 digits. FLES News, 2(3), 4. Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) improves cognitive skills. Second language acquisition theories: Overview and evaluation In cognitivism theory, learning occurs when the student reorganises information, either by finding new explanations or adapting old ones. Research upholds the notion that learning a second language is an exercise in cognitive problem solving and that the effects of second language instruction are directly transferable to the area of mathematical skill development. Learning strategies are special ways of processing information that enhance comprehension, learning or retention of information. Language Learning, 107 Learning Theories in Action- Two Language Teaching Methods in Contrast, 110 The Audiolmgual Method, 111 Community Language Learning, 112 Topics and Questions for Study and Discussion, 11 H Suggested Readings. 115 Language Learning Experience. 1, Issue 4, 2016, pp.145-152 145 Socio-cognitive Theory Approach in Second Language Acquisition: The state of the Art Sona Harare Department of English Language literature, Ayatollah Amoli Branch, Islamic Azad University, Amol, Iran Arguments Against Cognitive Theory fundamental theories of language acquisition cannot be totally divorced from each other, for "the objectives of second language learning are not necessarily entirely determined by native language competence inevitably serves as a foil against which to set second language learning… Dance, is universal in the species, is based on probably innate stepping ability, and requires nothing besides the human body to accomplish. This is viewed as a change in knowledge and is stored in the memory rather than just being viewed as a change in behaviour. Under the cognitive theory there are several strategies educator can utilize to optimize learning. Vol. experiments suggest that capacity for digits is not greatly impaired in a second language. This paper carries out a research on the cognitive styles and learning strategies of 178 second-year English majors from the Foreign Language School of a university in Wuhan, and will further explore the relationship between their cognitive styles and learning strategies, aiming to find some implications for language teaching and learning. Different Perspectives: An Example. Getting to know a second language is an act of cognition par excellence . Learning Theory. Finally, International Journal of Modern Language Teaching and Learning Available online at www.ijmltl.com. Cognitive learning theories are … Cognitive Benefits of Bilingualism/Second Language Learning Foster, K. M., & Reeves, C. K. (1989). Journal Entry 4, 116 Chapter 5 Styles and Strategies 11 8 Process. Acquiring language is like learning to play the piano—better yet, it is like learning to dance. A cognitive theory of learning sees second language acquisition as a conscious and reasoned thinking process, involving the deliberate use of learning strategies.