Consciousness & Noticing Hypothesis
The Noticing Hypothesis struck me as a little too obvious. Yes, a person must realize they are acquiring language and/or its' rules to completely understand what they are learning for it to become acquired knowledge. I believe we all have been in situations where something just 'clicks' or a light turns on in your brain. That's when you understand the concepts or ideas you are attempting to learn. I know I retain information for longer periods of time when I truly understand the concept. It is those moments that you realize how upside-down you had it originally. Although I do agree with this perspective of retaining information easily once you notice information, I do not think that this hypothesis is measurable; Therefore, cannot be proven effective or not. A person is at all times acquiring information whether they realize it or not. The brain is constantly using the 'processing space' to complete daily tasks.
Input processing makes sense to me most. I still interpret information from one language to the other in this manner. Although English and Spanish do have SOV in general sentence structure; they are very different in that they have other rules such as changing the pronouns and verb word order. This process is difficult for me when I feel rushed, confused, or overly excited because I literally translate information from English to Spanish. When I am not in a pressured environment I tend to speak Spanish more native-like.
My question to the class this week is: Do you feel that you retain more information when you go through the 'noticing hypothesis'? Do you think the information gained is retained for longer periods of time?