The book offers a novel view of consciousness and its place in second language learning, using the established cognitive framework, MOGUL. It also provides an extensive review of theories of consciousness and related cognitive theory and research, placing that work in the context of second language learning.
Focusing on the interplay between working memory and modularity, the book delves into how these two aspects of the human mind interact. It begins with a general overview before applying the Modular Cognition Framework to provide a detailed examination of this relationship, offering insights into cognitive processes and their underlying structures.
This Element shows the concepts related to input and research exploring its nature and its role in second language learning. Implicit input-based learning is the heart of second language acquisition. This suggests two options for teaching: (a) trust the natural implicit processes; (b) direct those processes to selected features of the input.