Ability: It is the quality of being able to do something. It can be of mental or physical way in this case.  
  
Associative stage is where the student practices all what he/she has learned, but there are errors still.

Abstract thinking It's a level about thinking of things which come from facts of the "here and now". For example, A concrete thinker can recognize that Jhon likes Elizabeth; an abstract thinker can talk on emotions, like love or affection.

Autonomous stage the last stage where the performances and skills are automatic.

Cognition Is a mental process where we can find reasoning, perception, attending, remembering and awarenes.

Cognitive processes Complex series of actions, such as language, memory, abstract thinking and problem solving.


Cognitive skills abilities to get knowledge from experience we have everyday.

Cognitive stage where the students assimilate the basics things (grammar, vocabulary, etc)  in order to do their performance.

Cognitive strategies are strategies that the individual uses to enhance their learning. For example using imagery for memorization.

Compensation It is a technique in which the individual tries to overcome an issue, to compensate for failures in another.

Compensation strategies are tactics used by learners to overcome for limitations in their language.

Consciousness is the individual awareness. There are thoughts, memories, feelings, and sensations.

Declarative knowledge. Knowledge is already in our minds and occurs naturally. For example, to know that "John" is a noun, or that the number three is odd.

Discourse competence is the ability to express and understand oneself in a language.  

 

 
Expertness: The quality of to be able to do something, physically and mentally.
 
Extrinsic motivation involves the motivation from outside of individual, such as grades or money. 
 
Field dependence: when we're associated with an external focus of orientation to describe or understand something.
 
Field independent: when we separate details from the general context

Grammatical competence Ability to produce and use grammatical rules of a language to use them in communication.
 
Intelligence encompasses mental abilities such as reasoning, problem solving and planning.

Interpersonal intelligence To be able to relate to and understand other people.
 
Intrapersonal intelligence: It means how we can understand ourselves.
 
Intrinsic motivation Motivation inside of person. You do all the tasks with pleasure and not by pressure.
 
Language comprehension: The quality to understand communication from others, for example, speech, written text, or gestures.
 
Learning strategies: They are "tricks" which help us remember things better or to do tasks more efficiently.
 
Linguistic intelligence: ability to speak, articulate, and express, one's thoughts and feelings.  

Parsing: When you divide some sentence into its parts of speech and you have to explain the function and syntactic relation of each one.

Risk-taking an action or activity in which someone takes risks to achieve a benefit. 

Self-directed: Directed or guided by herself or himself, especially as an independent instructor. 

Sociolinguistic competence is the ability to interpret the linguistic varieties and to use language in special cases.


State anxiety It appears with the breakdown of one’s emotional equilibrium due to concerns. It's an uncomfortable situation where the individual feels threatened.

Strategic competence It is the ability of an individual to work within their cognitive limitations in such a way they can keep an appropriate level of response in their environment. 

Teachability: Suitability for use in teaching. Ability to learn by instruction. 

Trait anxiety is diferent to state anxiety, this is the propensity to have state anxiety.

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References


- Rebecca Oxford's Language Learning Strategies
- http://psychology.wikia.com
- http://www.gerardkeegan.co.uk
- http://giftedkids.about.com
- http://www.apa.org/research/action/glossary.aspx
- http://www.projectlearnet.org/
 
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