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In Psycho-Linguistic theory, consciousness is defined in terms of "noticing", and on a higher level as an "awareness system". Here is an illustration of the work by Skehan
and another of the work by Green
Skehan, P. (1998). Psycholinguistic processes in language use and language learning. In A cognitive approach to language learning (pp. 43-74). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Green, D.W. (1998). Mental control of the bilingual lexico-semantic system. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1(2), 67-81.