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R40 “The process of making meaningful associations between existing knowledge/experience and new material will lead toward better long-term retention than rote learning of material in isolated pieces” (Brown, 2007). Mark the alternative which completes the statement below correctly. According to the assumption above, it is possible to understand that meaningful learning .

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C) considers techniques that provide mechanical and tricky activities in order to make the students focus on the mechanics instead of on the language.

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A) provides abstract principles and theories without any association with something that the students already know.

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B) subsumes new information into existing structures and memory systems and the resulting associative links create stronger retention.

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D) relates not to the students’ background experience but to what they can learn by new theories, strategies and activities presented.

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E) considers the language classroom as a minor aspect to consider in the language learning process.

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