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  2. Multimodal pedagogy - Wikipedia

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    The visual mode conveys meaning via images and the visible elements of a text such as typography and color. The aural mode refers to sound in the form of music, sound effects, silence, etc. The linguistic mode includes written and spoken language. The spatial mode focuses on the physical arrangement of elements in a text.

  3. Multiliteracy - Wikipedia

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    Activity type: define terms, make a glossary, label a diagram, sort or categorize like or unlike things. Conceptualizing with theory-schematization is a knowledge process by means of which learners make generalizations and put the key terms together into interpretative framework.

  4. Language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    Statistical learning theory suggests that, when learning language, a learner would use the natural statistical properties of language to deduce its structure, including sound patterns, words, and the beginnings of grammar. [46] That is, language learners are sensitive to how often syllable combinations or words occur in relation to other syllables.

  5. Language pedagogy - Wikipedia

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    The direct method operates on the idea that second language learning must be an imitation of first language learning, as this is the natural way humans learn any language: a child never relies on another language to learn its first language, and thus the mother tongue is not necessary to learn a foreign language. This method places great stress ...

  6. Theories of second-language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    This evidence conforms to Anderson's general model of cognitive skill acquisition, supports the idea that declarative knowledge can be transformed into procedural knowledge, and tends to undermine the idea of Krashen [7] that knowledge gained through languagelearning” cannot be used to initiate speech production.

  7. Comprehension approach - Wikipedia

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    An advantage of the comprehension approach of language learning is the fact that when the learner eventually understands the meaning and the correct application of the words, the language will sound more effortless when he or she speaks it in contrast to other forms of language learning, which may result in more stilted efforts.

  8. Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition - Wikipedia

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    These theories conceive of second-language acquisition as being learned in the same way as any other skill, such as learning to drive a car or play the piano. That is, they see practice as the key ingredient of language acquisition. The most well-known of these theories is based on John Anderson's adaptive control of thought model. [1]

  9. Language development - Wikipedia

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    Some language development experts have characterized child directed speech in stages. Primarily, the parents use repetition and also variation to maintain the infant's attention. Secondly, the parent simplifies speech to help in language learning. Third, any speech modifications maintain the responsiveness of the child.