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175-010 Second Language Learning and Teaching | |
Note | Formerly available as 175-201/301. Students who have completed 175-201/301 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr B Paltridge |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week. There will be no tutorials in the first and the sixth week of semester |
Subject Description | This subject will examine a range of theoretical models of second language acquisition, including interlanguage theory, the input hypothesis, Monitor theory and Universal Grammar approaches. Individual factors including aptitude, attitudes and motivation and individual learner strategies, will also be considered. It will examine the contribution of applied linguistics in the field of second language teaching; in particular, the evolution of different approaches to language curriculum over the past fifty years, focusing on developments in communicative approaches over the past twenty years, and recent developments in teaching methodology and the place of grammar teaching. Students will write about their own language learning experiences and observe language teaching in action, applying their knowledge of language acquisition theory to the results of these observations. |
Assessment | A written assignment of 1500 words and one of 2500 words. |
Prescribed Texts | Materials prepared by the Department. |
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