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SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING: AN INFORMATION‐PROCESSING PERSPECTIVE 1
Author(s) -
McLaughlin Barry,
Rossman Tammi,
McLeod Beverly
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1983.tb00532.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , psychology , information processing , cognitive science , cognition , information processing theory , language acquisition , linguistics , psycholinguistics , comprehension approach , cognitive psychology , language education , computer science , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , philosophy , neuroscience
It is a byword in contemporary cognitive psychology that humans are limited‐capacity processors. This paper discusses ways in which children and adult learners manage to make the most of their limited processes in dealing with the complex input of a second language. An information‐processing approach to second language learning is proposed and evidence in support of this approach is presented. We also discuss the implications of an information‐processing perspective for second language pedagogy and research.