SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
EDU5SLA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
Students will explore key aspects of the process of additional language acquisition and gain an understanding of differences between major models of this process. They will become familiar with key concepts in additional language acquisition research and the debates that surround them. Students will develop understandings of the relationship between theories of language and theories of how languages are learned. Students will develop understanding of the relevance of additional language acquisition research for additional language teaching as a result of critical evaluation of alternative views of the additional language acquisition process and reflection on their own research and class experiences. Through targeted literature reviews and a small-scale empirical research study, students will learn to place research findings in their theoretical context and judge the relevance of their findings. Students will gain the competence to design and conduct small-scale, ethical additional language acquisition studies.
School: Education (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 30
Subject Co-ordinator: Howard Nicholas
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
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Learning resources
Language Education and Applied Linguistics
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prereading
Author: Nicholas, H. & Starks, D.
Year: 2014
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Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
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How Languages are Learned
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prereading
Author: Ligthbown, P. & Spada N.
Year: 2013
Edition/Volume: 4th edition
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
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