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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module LING2191: INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Department: Linguistics and English Language

LING2191: INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

TypeLevelCreditsAvailabilityModule CapLocation
Open 2 20 Available in 2005/2006 None. Durham

Pre-requisites

  • Sentence Structure/Child Language Acquisition (LING1031).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations

  • 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

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Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotal HoursAttendance Monitored
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

ComponentComponent WeightingElementLength/DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Take Home Examination 50% take home examination 100%
Essay 50% essay 2500 words 100%

Formative Assessment

Collection of language data from second language learners of English

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.