BCS 153 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Second-Language Acquisition, Explicit Knowledge, Metacognition

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
• Course: BCS 153
• Professor: Yang

Document Summary

First language acquisition: immersion and adult"s feedback. Implicit type of learning for babies: adult don"t teach them nana or. Adult"s feedback: explicit learning comes in to play. Second language acquisition: explicit instructions - metalinguistic knowledge ex: second generation immigrants try to understand language through gestures and stuff. When explicit becomes implicit: automatic process through repetitive practice. After you reach the stage, you don"t think about what kind of word do i have to say in this situation? . Eg) playing instruments and sports: after practicing, it becomes implicit knowledge. Rule learning first, familiarization and implicit knowledge: in a language setting, you use it until you can use it comfortably. Unaware of the rules first -> aware of the structure (metacognition) Teaching what you learned implicitly to someone (language) Implicit sequential learning: motor-skill learning such as walking, running, riding a bike, etc. Serial reaction time task: 12 items, two phases: training and transfer of training.