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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module LING2191: INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Department: LINGUISTICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LING2191: INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Type Open Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Sentence Structure/Child Language Acquisition (LING1031).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None.

Aims

  • In this module we investigate the acquisition of a second language by post-puberty learners, tackling the following questions: How is second language acquisition different from first language acquisition? How is it similar? What conclusions can we reach about the nature of the second language acquisition of syntax, morphology and phonology by adults?.

Content

  • (a) Introduction to the issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA).
  • (b) The development of the field of SLA.
  • (c) Children vs.
  • adults.
  • (d) L1=L2.
  • (e) Current Issues in SLA.
  • (f) The role of input.
  • (g) The acquisition of phonology.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • .
Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

      Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

      • .

      Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

      Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
      Lectures 9 Weekly in term 1 2 hours 18
      Seminars 7 Fortnightly in terms 2 and 3 1 hour 7
      Preparation and Reading 175
      Total 200

      Summative Assessment

      Component: Take Home Examination Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      take home examination 100%
      Component: Essay Component Weighting: 50%
      Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
      essay 2500 words 100%

      Formative Assessment:

      Collection of language data from second language learners of English

      ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University