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The Two Faces of SLA: Mental Representation and Skill
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VanPatten, Bill – International Journal of English Studies, 2010
In this essay, I argue for viewing mental representation and skill as distinct components of language acquisition. My claim is that language is not a monolithic entity--not a new concept, but one that is often overlooked by instructors and some scholars. I examine language as being (minimally) composed of mental representation and skill.…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing, Second Language Learning
Communicative Values and Information Processing in L2 Acquisition.
VanPatten, Bill – 1984
Literature concerning human information processing is examined for its implications and extensions into the realm of input processing during second language learning. It is argued that learners can process input solely for meaning, and that once meaning can be accessed automatically, attention can be directed to certain "non-important" structures…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication Research, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Processing