Cognitive underpinnings of repetitive practice in the learning of EFL

Sánchez Pérez, Aquilino; Criado, Raquel

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Cognitive underpinnings of repetitive practice in the learning of EFL

dc.contributor.author	Sánchez Pérez, Aquilino
dc.contributor.author	Criado, Raquel
dc.contributor.department	Filología Inglesa
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-07T17:59:07Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-07T17:59:07Z
dc.date.issued	2010-08-07
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description.abstract	Classroom practice has traditionally emphasized the value and efficacy of repetition as a means to consolidate learning. It is also well known that some methods (e.g. the Audiolingual method) have relied more exclusively on this technique. Other methods (the Direct Method, the Communicative Approach) have given priority to language use or emphasized content. Thus, repetition practices have been left aside in the last decades, while ‘open’ and ‘free/non controlled activities’ have been encouraged instead. Teaching materials available have followed these trends. Research on knowledge acquisition processes may shed some light on the issue. Studies in the field of neurobiology, neurolinguistics and psycholinguistics have contributed relevant evidence to a more accurate understanding of the structure of the brain and the role of frequency and repetition to allow for incoming information into the short-term memory to pass to and consolidate in the long-term memory. This is a necessary step to reach proceduralization and automatization. As a conclusion, repetitive practice must be present in language teaching/learning. The true methodological issue regarding repetitive practice (as illustrated in the samples here analysed) should therefore be centred on the nature of repetitive activities and on how teachers and teaching materials should administer them.	es
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dc.format.extent	13	es
dc.identifier.eissn	978-84-8427-759-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/13849
dc.language	eng	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Ways and Modes of Human Communication, pág 383-389
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess	es
dc.subject	Cognitive Psychology	es
dc.subject	Neurolinguistics	es
dc.subject	SLA	es
dc.subject	Language teaching/learning	es
dc.subject	Practice	es
dc.subject	Repetition	es
dc.subject	Drills	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::8- Lingüística y literatura::81 - Lingüística y lenguas	es
dc.subject.other	CDU::3 - Ciencias sociales::37 - Educación. Enseñanza. Formación. Tiempo libre	es
dc.title	Cognitive underpinnings of repetitive practice in the learning of EFL	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart	es
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