language learning
31learning — /lerr ning/, n. 1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. 2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. 3. Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. [bef. 900; …
32learning theory — ▪ psychology Introduction any of the proposals put forth to explain changes in behaviour produced by practice, as opposed to other factors, e.g., physiological development. A common goal in defining any psychological (psychology)… …
33Learning — Learn and Learned redirect here. For other uses, see Learn (disambiguation) and Learned (disambiguation). Neuropsychology Topics …
34language — noun 1 system of communication ADJECTIVE ▪ first, native ▪ She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish. ▪ foreign, second ▪ How many foreign languages does she speak? …
35Language acquisition device — The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a postulated organ of the brain that is supposed to function as a congenital device for learning symbolic language (i.e., language acquisition). First proposed by Noam Chomsky, the LAD concept is a… …
36language of thought hypothesis — The hypothesis especially associated with Fodor, that mental processing occurs in a language different from one s ordinary native language, but underlying and explaining our competence with it. The idea is a development of the Chomskyan notion of …
37language exchange — noun A method of language learning based on mutual language practicing by learning partners who speak different languages. Syn: language swap …
38language swap — noun A method of language learning based on mutual language practicing by learning partners who speak different languages. Syn: language exchange …
39Language tax — The language tax is an economic concept proposed by the Belgian economist Philippe Van Parijs [Philippe Van Parijs, [http://www.law.nyu.edu/clppt/program2003/readings/vanparijs.pdf Europe s three language problems] , in: Multilingualism in Law… …
40Learning object metadata — is a data model, usually encoded in XML, used to describe a learning object and similar digital resources used to support learning. The purpose of learning object metadata is to support the reusability of learning objects, to aid discoverability …
