Synthetic and Critical Review of a Second Language Theory The Noticing (original) (raw)

This research study is based on synthetic and critical review of a second language theory from the cognitive perspective. In this regard the Noticing Hypothesis of Richard Schmidt has been chosen to describe and evaluate. In the first part, an attempt has been made to explain the hypothesis as conceived by Schmidt; the second part focuses on a critical evaluating of his claim in the light of empirical and experimental research; whereas the last part explores the implications of his hypothesis for language pedagogy.