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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Definitons of Concepts for LLC in ESL

1- Language is a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols.

2-Cognition is the psychological result of perception learning and reasoning. It is the scientific term for the process of "thought" to knowing.

3-Mind is that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason. It has to be with intention and judgement.

4-The brain is that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinard cord.

5-Thought is related to idea: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. It is also considered an opinion: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty. Thinking is the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.

6- A theory is a well-substantiated and organized explanation of some aspect of the natural world. It can be contrasted with the concept of hypothesis which is a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena.

7- Learning is the process of acquiring new knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, preferences or understanding, and may involve synthesizing different types of information.

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