ENHANCING LINGUO-COGNITIVE COMPETENCE THROUGH PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN EFL EDUCATION

This study explores the effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in developing students’ lingo-cognitive competence in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. Lingo-cognitive competence is understood as the integration of linguistic knowledge and cognitive processes such as inference, conceptualization, and interpretation. The research is based on a qualitative analysis of theoretical sources in cognitive linguistics and pedagogy. The findings indicate that PBL enhances students’ critical thinking, semantic processing, and communicative performance. The study concludes that PBL provides an effective framework for integrating cognitive and linguistic dimensions of language learning.