Psychological processes in language acquisition. Explicit versus implicit learning. CagConsciousness and attention ‘They are interrelated because what ‘we are conscious of is usually what we attend to. Knock (2004) argues that itis important to separate ‘these two notions, because there are different ¢ processes that do not alwayscoincide, Iisa property or characteristic of the mind, associated with qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, emotions and reflectiveness, Baors (19976:238) refers to C. as the “immediate perceptual world” & & Bolly feelings: pleasure, pain, and excitement ‘Surges of emotions: memories, intentions, expectations Beliefs about onetelf and the world e.g, With reflex actions we act first and think later. SueLocalization of functions tis the cognitive mechanism that controls access to conselousness, {Schimidt 2001);using Baars's (1997b:303) said, attention isthe spotlight Weccan concentrate in one issue and ignore other things. ‘e.g listeningin on a conversation at the next table,