Implication from Incidental and Intentional Learning in Taking up a Foreign Language

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211220.091How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Incidental Learning; Intentional Learning; Video Games; Data-driven Learning

Abstract

This paper reviews some identical methods in incidental learning and intentional learning and illustrates the implication of the learning strategies in learning a foreign language. In incidental learning, this paper mainly collects the former and recent research in the literature on video games, background music and cartoon contents. Except for gathering the materials from review and research literature, this paper selects a video posted on YouTube. The blogger promulgates a new theory on map video games and analyses some of the opinions and thoughts from the blogger net citizens. And the paper exemplifies the effect that exciting and upset background music are complementary in maintaining the accuracy, complexity and fluency of a second language. In addition, watching cartoons to improve the apprehension in daily communication or professional knowledge is a double-edged sword. It is closely linked to the positive cartoon contents and time distribution in the whole process. For intentional learning, this paper introduces the former research on the efficiency of conventional teaching methods in class such as word-list, flashcards. In addition, due to the insufficiency and shortcomings in intentional learning, this paper introduces some other intentional methods by utilizing technology and reinforcing the role of teachers in the whole learning process. Apart from that, this paper defines the application and limitation of incidental learning and intentional learning methods and puts up with the improvement and implication on each method. Based on these two methods to facilitate vocabulary efficiency and retention, the paper raises a new English learning mode: Data-Driven Learning (DDL) which requires learners’ high quality of thinking and recognizing skills and adds the relevant factors such as learners’ vocabulary proficiency, working memory and familiarity with this new approach.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yishan Lu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Implication from Incidental and Intentional Learning in Taking up a Foreign Language
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 539
EP  - 544
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.091
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.091
ID  - Lu2021
ER  -