THE ROLE OF LINGUISTIC AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN TEACHING ENGLISH FOR YOUNG AND ADULT LEARNERS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1259/8c67j108Keywords:
cognitive psychology, Bloom’s taxonomy, Bernard Weiner attribution, Peter Mac Intyre’s investigation, Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) by Lev Vygostky, critical period hypothesis, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)Abstract
Linguistic and cognitive psychologies have a vital role in young and adult learners’ language acquisition process. Cognitive approach attract learners’ attention to the topic, facilitate the comprehension of language, help to comprehend and memorize acquired skills and language components, enhance their interests and motivation to acquire foreign languages
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