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Acquisition of a seond or foreign language: theory and applications [ LROM2620 ]


5.0 crédits ECTS  22.5 h   1q 

Teacher(s) Lucchini Silvia ;
Language French
Place
of the course
Louvain-la-Neuve
Prerequisites

C1 level in French (Common European Framework of Reference)

Main themes

The course focuses on an introduction to language learning mechanisms and underlying theories.
The following will be covered:
- conditioning and reinforcement (behaviourist theories);
- comprehensible input (inneist theories);
- equilibration (constructivist theories);
- potential learning sequences (socioconstructivist theories);
- routine formats (culturalist theories);
- metalinguistic skills (gestalt theories);
- long-term memory (cognitive theories).
 

Aims

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand the processes of acquisition of a second or foreign language, in the light of the method of acquisition of the first language;
- analyse methods of learning in a critical way by highlighting the implicit processes of acquisition;
- build didactic devices on the basis of these processes;
- formulate research questions / hypotheses relating to the acquisition of foreign and second languages.

Evaluation methods

Assessment : a written assignment and an oral examination.

Teaching methods

Two options are available :

-  students in Belgium in the first semester take courses on-site;

- students also have the opportunity to follow courses abroad within the framework of international agreements with several universities by making use of : videoconferences, interactive forums and teacher mobility.

Content

Part of the course is devoted to the presentation(display) of thean introduction to linguistic acquisition mechanisms of and their  reference theories. These statements presentations are complemented by analyses of documents (prescribed texts of the studied authors, textbook unitsindividual learning methods, didactic teaching devicesmaterials, displays explanations of researches), according to an interactive methodologyon an interactive basis.

Bibliography

The reading list is available on the UCLine course website.

Other information

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Cycle et année
d'étude
> Master [120] in Linguistics
> Master [60] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : General
> Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Second Language
> Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures
> 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 Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Faculty or entity
in charge
> ROM


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