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Intended for students with little or no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition.
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To familiarise students with key topics, concepts, findings and theories in work on second language learning and developmentTo critically evaluate their relevance and implications for language educationSubject content 1. To develop a good understanding of key areas and issues discussed in work on second language learning and development 2. To understand the main methods used to investigate second language learning and development 3. To be able to read and critically evaluate original studies on key topics in second language research 4. To be able...
Course Details Key issues in second language acquisition theory and research This session will sketch the key issues discussed in second language acquisition theory and research and situate these in relation to SLA’s ‘feeder’ disciplines of language teaching, linguistics, child language acquisition and psychology. Logical problem of language acquis...
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The assessment for this module has a 3,500 word length.
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Doughty, C. & Long, M. (2003). The handbook of second language acquisition. Oxford: Blackwell. Gass, S. & Selinker, L (2001). Second language acquisition: An introductory course (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Lightbown, P., & Spada, N. (1999). How languages are learned. Revised edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Mackey, ...
Apr 2, 2014 · This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.
Frontmatter ...IContents ...vList of Boxes ...viiIntroduction ...xiTopic 1: How Do Different Languages ...1- Vivian Cook, David Singleton
- April 02, 2014
- 2014
Eleven new chapters and four revised chapters address classroom research methods, qualitative approaches to data, collecting introspective second language (L2) data, L2 data on brain and articulatory mechanisms, problematic terminology in the SLA community, and more.
Mar 1, 2012 · Educational policies that impact second language (L2) learners—a rapidly-growing group—are often enacted without consulting relevant research. This review synthesized research regarding optimal conditions for L2 acquisition, facilitative L2 learner and teacher characteristics, and speed of L2 acquisition, from four bodies of work—foreign ...
- L. Quentin Dixon, Jing Zhao, Jee-Young Shin, Shuang Wu, Jung-Hsuan Su, Renata Burgess-Brigham, Melik...
- 2012
neuroscience approach to second-language acquisition, utilizing psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic techniques to examine how native speakers and second- language learners process sentences in real time.
Apr 2, 2014 · This textbook offers an introductory overview of eight hotly-debated topics in second language acquisition research. It offers a glimpse of how SLA researchers have tried to answer common questions about second language acquisition rather than being a comprehensive introduction to SLA research.
