Week 6 EDPY Notes

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts discussed in the lecture on second language learning.

Choice motivation

The first stage of the process model of motivation, involving getting started and setting goals.

Executive motivation

The second stage of the process model of motivation, focusing on carrying out necessary tasks to maintain motivation.

Motivation retrospection

The third stage of the process model of motivation, which involves appraisal and reaction to performance.

Field independent learner

A learner who tends to rely more on their own understanding and perceive parts separately.

Field dependent learner

A learner who tends to see the whole picture and relies more on context and social cues.

Complex dynamic systems theory

A theory that views motivation and language learning as influenced by a range of dynamic factors.

Critical Period Hypothesis

The theory that there is an optimal age range for language acquisition, typically favoring younger learners.

Innatism

The theory that language acquisition is supported by an innate language-specific module in the brain.

Krashen's Monitor Model

A model that outlines five hypotheses related to language acquisition and learning, including the importance of comprehensible input.

Sociocultural perspective

The view that cognitive development and learning occur through social interaction and discourse.

Noticing hypothesis

The idea that nothing is learned unless it is consciously noticed by the learner.

Usage-based learning

An approach to learning that emphasizes the creation of links and understanding context and frequency.

Corrective Feedback

The methods used by instructors to correct learner errors, including recasts and explicit correction.

Recasts

A form of corrective feedback where the teacher reformulates the error indirectly without explicitly stating it was wrong.

Ethnography

A qualitative research method that involves observing and interpreting social and cultural dynamics in learning environments.

Learner characteristics

Factors such as intelligence, learning styles, personality, motivation, and ethnic background that affect language learning.