SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- Course
- ELTE502 - SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- Department
- English Language Teaching - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The module aims to familiarise students with some well-known facts about how second languages are learned. Students will be able to describe some of the ways in which learners develop knowledge of a second language, have a clear understanding of some of the topics which have been addressed by researchers who have studied second language learner development, and they will have assessed some of the theories which have been proposed to account for second language development. After a brief historical overview of SLA research, they will focus on up-to-date theories. Some of the theoretical topics that students will cover are universal grammar, cognitive approaches, input and interaction, socio-cultural perspective, and socio-linguistic perspectives.
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation | Project | 40 |
| Project | Project | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
No course outcomes have been defined yet.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Key Concepts and Issues in SLA (Mitchell and Myles, 2004) and related disciplines (Gass and Selinker, 2008) |
| Week 3 | The recent history of SLA (Mitchell & Myles, 2004); The role of the native language: a historical overview (Gass & Selinker, 2008) |
| Week 4 | The role of previously known languages (ch5: Gass and Selinker, 2008) |
| Week 5 | Presentations and preparation for the term project |
| Week 6 | Discussions on the role of UG Approach in SLA (Mitchell and Myles, 2004) |
| Week 7 | Cognitive approaches to second language learning (Mitchell and Myles, 2004) |
| Week 8 | Mid-term Exam |
| Week 9 | Mid-term Exam |
| Week 10 | Input and interaction in second language learning (chapter 6: Mitchell and Myles, 2004) |
| Week 11 | - |
| Week 12 | - |
| Week 13 | Project presentation |
| Week 14 | Project presentation |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Gass, S. M. and Selinker, L. (2008). Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course. London: Routledge
- 02 Mitchell, R. and Myles, F. (2004) Second Language Learning Theories. London: Hodder Arnold
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
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