This document discusses various cognitive and socio-affective principles for language learning. It outlines concepts like automaticity, meaningful learning, intrinsic motivation, autonomy, willingness to communicate, and the connection between language and culture. It also mentions the effects of a learner's native language on their second language acquisition and the idea of an independent interlanguage. Finally, it briefly defines communicative competence as having four areas of competence: linguistic, sociolinguistic, discourse, and strategic.