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English linguistics: Second Language Acquisition [ LGERM2725 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  30.0 h   1q 

Ce cours bisannuel est dispensé en 2011-2012, 2013-2014, ...

Teacher(s) Granger Sylviane ; Meunier Fanny ;
Language English
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites

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Main themes

Familiarize students with SLA theories and more specifically English as a Foreign Language (EFL).

The course will address two main issues: theories in SLA and learner language analysis.

Aims By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the main theories and issues in second and foreign language acquisition. The students will be able to read scientific articles in the domain critically and to apply some of the research methods to carry out a small scale personal research project.
Evaluation methods

Oral exam. The active participation in class will also be taken into account in the attribution of the final mark.

Teaching methods

Reading of scientific articles, classroom discussions, practical applications, writing of research papers.

Content

Main themes :
- description of learner language.
- data analysis in SLA (e.g. elicitation tests vs learner corpus data).
- internal and external factors in SLA.
- language transfer.
- cognitive accounts of SLA.
- linguistic universals and SLA.
- individual learner differences and strategies.
- classroom SLA (e.g. explicit instruction vs implicit learning).

Bibliography

Ortega, L. (2009) Understanding Second Language Acquisition. Hodder Arnold Publication
(complemented with a few recent research articles)
 

Other information

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Linguistics
> Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English
> Master [60] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English
> Master [120] in Modern Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Faculty or entity
in charge
> LMOD


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