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The Associational Method in Language Learning
Author(s) -
Schmelzer Henry
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1944-9720.1979.tb00156.x
Subject(s) - psychology , association (psychology) , language acquisition , process (computing) , second language attrition , cognitive psychology , cognition , linguistics , comprehension approach , cognitive science , language education , mathematics education , computer science , philosophy , neuroscience , psychotherapist , operating system
The mental processes of idea and word association are fundamental elements of the faculties of thought and memory. They are as basic to creative work as they are to our normal functioning on the everyday level of life. The Associational Method in Language Learning (AMLL) is a strategy aimed at mobilizing the associational abilities of the human mind in the service of language learning in general and second language learning in particular. Diverse language exercises are programmed to help the learner to develop his powers of association at different levels, in which he actively generates language from commonplace verbal patterns to imaginative and creative speech. The whole mind of the learner, on its cognitive as well as affective side, is thus engaged in the learning process.