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Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition
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<p>Skill-based theories of second-language acquisition are <a href="/facts/Theories_of_second-language_acquisition/xeDqEXXG">theories</a> of <a href="/facts/Second-language_acquisition/lkMLQsur">second-language acquisition</a> based on models of skill acquisition in <a href="/facts/Cognitive_psychology/GnzIgx2I">cognitive psychology</a>. These theories conceive of second-language acquisition as being learned in the same way as any other skill, such as learning to drive a car or play the piano. That is, they see <a href="/facts/Practice_(learning_method)/Toe8dJpB">practice</a> as the key ingredient of language acquisition. The most well-known of these theories is based on <a href="/facts/John_Robert_Anderson_(psychologist)/NW1GQFxH">John Anderson</a>'s <a href="/facts/Adaptive_control_of_thought/QA8cYaAr">adaptive control of thought</a> model. </p>