The Influence of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors on the Second Language Learning and Suggestions for Teaching

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influential factors to the second language learning based on cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics. The analysis is conducted mainly from the perspective of the cognitive factors of the second language learning, such as the understanding of vocabulary, sentence and text and the process of language memorizing, and also from the perspective of non-cognitive factors, such as motivation, emotion, etc. Relevant learning rules are summarized. In addition, this paper also proposes suggestions on improving the effectiveness of second language learning, from the aspects of vocabulary learning, grammar learning, and memorizing strategies in language learning related to cognitive factors, and also from the aspect of motivation related to non-cognitive factors.