Explores the "language/learning connection" as it relates to certain basic elements of the learning process and the development of language proficiency. Provides a new conceptual framework that links language proficiency, language acquisition, and learning. Analyzes the implication of this construct for learning through use of one's primary…

Examines assumptions about second language acquisition by means of the anatomical model described in Part 1 of the study (see vol. 6, no. 2 of this journal). The analysis shows that the assumptions are rooted in the Direct Method and that they retard learning. Implications for second language instruction are noted. (SED)