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…
Attention Attention is viewed as a mainly conscious process involving working memory (Ellis, 2008). Attention is defined as a process in which biological mechanisms interact when goal-directed behaviours and stimulus-driven responses converge in action. Schmidt (1990) has argued that attention is essential to learning; that is, there is no learning without attention. While this strong…
Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Psychology The subject matter of cognitive psychology consists of the main internal psychological processes that are involved in making sense of the environment and deciding what action might be appropriate. These processes include attention, perception, learning and memory, language, problem solving, reasoning and thinking. Contemporary cognitive psychology has built on the very…
Information Processing Theory Information processing theory models typically propose three types of memory stores: Sensory Memory: It is capable of holding information only very briefly. Short-term Memory: A short-term memory includes working memory, where information is held for a short but sufficient period of time to enable processing to take place. Working Memory: Working memory…
Delusion | A Listening Practice Course Delusion | A Listening Practice Course Questions about the Listening Track What is the most complex structure ever found? Have you ever had hallucinations? Could you explain about it? What largely causes schizophrenia? Which group of people are more likely to suffer from hallucination? What does your brain feed…
Mind-reading | A Listening Practice Course Mind-reading | A Listening Practice Course Questions about the Listening Track When and where was the classical test of telepathy conducted? What were the participants of the experiment students of? How are telepathy and extrasensory perception intertwined? Did the participants believe in telepathy? Mention all the 5 shapes that…
Sixth Sense – IELTS Speaking practice Sixth Sense – IELTS Speaking Practice Please note that the necessity of completing your 2 assignments lies in the fact that our conversation in the class is on the basis of your questions and replies. Argue for/against Please take an either positive or negative position to the statement below.…