KEY PRINCIPLES OF KOSTADINOV'S MODELS OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING: IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT METHODS.

Cognitive processes in learning a foreign language are complex and depend on various emotional and psychological factors. The leading factors are emotional factors that give birth to the desire to learn a foreign language. Psychological factors influence the current state of the human mind. Foreign language information is received through attention via the senses. The most important senses are hearing and vision. Information is acquired through listening and reading, but the human mind possesses greater capabilities. Foreign language information can be received verbally through listening and speaking (in dialogue); listening to an audio recording and reading the accompanying text; and reading an illustrated text with pictures on the subject. Subsequently, the human brain processes the information with attention to assimilate and memorize it. Attention, foreign language perception, and assimilation are crucial factors for memorization, as well as the emotional factors of the learners. All these factors are variable; thus, the cognitive processes should be considered dynamic. The author's thesis is that there is a cycle of psychological factors continuously interacting in cognitive processes. Understanding the dynamics of foreign language cognitive processes helps us to overcome the difficulties in learning it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]