The slide is about automaticity in language learning.(Prepared by Yasin CEYLAN)

1. AUTOMATICITY
AUTOMATICITY is the ability to
effortlessly complete everyday tasks with
low interference of other simultaneous
activities and without conscious thought
to step-by-step process.

2. Automaticity in Action
• Before a skill or task becomes
automatized, it is carried out as a
step-by-step procedure.
• When a child learns to brush their
teeth, ride a bike or play a sport they
must first learn the basic steps
necessary to complete the task.

3. HOW OUR BRAIN WORKS
(fMRI scans)
Figure 1
PREBRAIN
Almost everywhere in
the brain is in process
Figure 2
POSTBRAIN
Just a couple of place in
the brain is in process

4. •Figure 1 shows how a scan of the
brain might look before
automaticity of a skill is acquired.
•The working memory is actively
operating to process and
categorize information.
Figure -1

5. •Figure 2 shows what the scan of
a brain might look like after
automaticity of a skill is acquired.
•There is a drastic reduction of
activity in brain.
Figure – 2

6. Automaticity Theory of
Bialystock
Two ‘roads’ or ‘paths’ to automaticity
To engage wholly with the language
Lots of formal practice

7. •Repetition of skills leads to
the development of
automaticity.
•Automaticity is achieved
when a task can be completed
almost effortlessly.