Competition Model and Language Learning | TESL Issues

Psycholinguistic models in second language learning with recorded lecture by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl

Competition Model Competition Model is based on inductive approach to learning (empiricism). MacWhinney outlined a development of the Competition Model, which he called the Unified Model because it sought to provide an account of both L1 and L2 learning. According to this model, forms are stored in associative maps for syllables, lexical items, constructions, and …

IELTS Listening Practice Memory Improvement

Oblivious Definition & Meaning in Context with Images

IELTS Listening Practice Memory Improvement IELTS Listening Practice Memory Improvement  About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on …

IELTS Listening Practice Evolving Brain

How to increase dopamine naturally with 10 proven tips, video, podcast and list of new vocabulary for ESL students

IELTS Listening Practice Evolving Brain IELTS Listening Practice Evolving Brain About this activity This activity is labeled round table by Dr. Hariri, the creator and administrator of LELB Society. This activity is on the premise of Flipped Learning, according to which the students watch a video before the class, carry out research into the selected theme, and prepare themselves for an informed discussion in the class. This activity is on …

English Presentation | Working Memory

English Presentations LELB Society

English Presentation | Working Memory English Presentation | Working Memory Watch this video on YouTube LELB Lecturer: Dr. Hariri What is working memory? Working memory is a crucial cognitive system that allows us to hold and manipulate information temporarily. It’s like a mental workspace where we can store and process information necessary for complex tasks such …

English Presentation | Plant Intelligence

English Presentations LELB Society

English Presentation | Plant Intelligence English Presentation | Plant Intelligence Watch this video on YouTube LELB Lecturer: Sasan Plant intelligence Plant intelligence is a fascinating field that challenges our traditional understanding of cognition. Recent research suggests that plants possess a form of intelligence that allows them to adapt to their environment, communicate with each other, and …

IELTS Writing Task 1 | Pollution Levels

IELTS Writing Task 1 Air Pollution Levels LELB Society

IELTS Writing Task 1 | Pollution Levels IELTS Writing Task 1 | Pollution Levels Instructions: The graph above shows the pollution levels in London between 1600 and 2000. prospect in 2025. Outline the information shown in the graph by selecting and reporting the main features. You can also make comparisons if necessary. LELB Student: Sasan The given …

IELTS Writing Task 1 | Export Performance

IELTS Writing Task 1 | Export Performance LELB Society

IELTS Writing Task 1 | Export Performance IELTS Writing Task 1 | Export Performance ?Instructions: The chart below gives some information about Someland’s main export performances in 2005, 2015, and its future prospect in 2025. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information delineated in the graph. Essayist: Arash The bar chart below …

Declarative Knowledge | TESL Issues

Declarative vs procedural knowledge in second language acquisition

Declarative Knowledge Declarative knowledge is the same as explicit or controlled knowledge, whereas procedural knowledge is the same is implicit or uncontrolled knowledge. Internalised rules and memorised chunks of the language constitute the ‘what’ of the learner’s system or declarative knowledge (McLaughlin, 1987). Ellis believes that declarative rules can have top-down influences on perception, in …

Input Processing Theory | TESL Issues

Raise a bilingual child who knows Persian and English equally well about animals

Input Processing Theory Input Processing Theory VanPatten’s Input Processing Theory is based on the standard information processing viewpoint. Namely, working memory is limited in capacity (at least in terms of each modality), making it difficult for learners to attend concurrently to different stimuli in the input. He identified ‘detection’ as the key attentional process, noting …

Individual Differences | TESL Issues

Classroom interaction in second language learning written by Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl

Individual Differences Individual Differences Learners clearly differ enormously in their preferred approach to L2 learning, but it is impossible to say which learning style works best (Ellis, 2008). One of the major problems is that the concept of ‘learning style’ is ill-defined, apparently overlapping with other individual differences of both an affective and a cognitive …