The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

IILITRETURE REVIEW2.1 Learning and acquiringIntroductionLanguage is one of the most important things that we can give to ourchildren . Some people feel that there is a strong relation between learningand acquisition ( Stevick : 1982 ;21 ) , but others fin d it is difficult todifferentiate between acquisition and learning . The term learning is relatedto the conscious process of accumulating knowledge of the vocabulary andgrammar of language ( Yule :1996 ;191 ) .Wikippedia ( 2008 ) sees that learning is the acquisition anddevelopment of memories and behaviours , including skills , knowledge ,understanding , values and wisdom , and it is the product of experienceand the goal of education .Smith ( 1994 : 11 ) believes that acquisition isassociated with the informal models of learning .Learning was used in two ways first to describe the mental activities thatare involved when we acquire new meanings for stimuli , and the seconduse refers to situations in which we developed ( Gordon : 1989 ; 5 ) .AL- Aza ( 2002 : 12 ) stated that learning is a dynamic continuous process .It may happen inside or outside the classroom ( Knight and Lindsay : 2006 ; 3 ) ,9