LING 462

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Second Language Acquisition

Linguistics College of Humanities

Course Description

Second Language acquisition examines how a second language is learned. The course examines the typical development of a second language in terms of phonological, lexical, semantic, pragmatic and syntactic development. The course will also examine factors that influence second language acquisition such as the person’s age at the time of acquisition, motivation, language aptitude and teaching methods.

The objective of this course is to help students learn the theories, issues, and major findings in the field of second language acquisition.

When Taught

Winter

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

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Theories and practices

Learning Outcome

Discuss main theories and practices related to Second Language Acquisition

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Basic processes and stages

Learning Outcome

Understand the basic processes and stages of Second Language Acquisition

Title

Stages of language devlopment

Learning Outcome

Analyze the language use and development of learners at various stages of language development

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Articulate and discuss research

Learning Outcome

Articulate and discuss research in Second Language Acquisition that will cumulate in a formal research paper.