SPECIAL ELECTIVES: VARIABLES AFFECTING SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING
| Title | ΕΙΔΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ: ΜΕΤΑΒΛΗΤΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΕΠΗΡΕΑΖΟΥΝ ΤΗΝ ΕΚΜΑΘΗΣΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ / SPECIAL ELECTIVES: VARIABLES AFFECTING SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING |
| Code | Γλ4-496 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600013403 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600115233
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Σχολείο Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας |
| Floor | Ισόγειο |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 112 (111) |
| Calendar | Τρίτη 16:00 έως 18:30 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600115233
- At the Website of the School: http://www.enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=385
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=8363
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
• become familiar with some of the interrelated factors that account for learner differential success
• become aware of the cognitive processes involved in second language learning
• work with hands-on material; design activities
• establish a good background for further studies
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Numerous factors are at work during Second Language Learning and account for the variability witnessed in learners’ scholastic performance. This course will first draw on the general framework of external and internal variables affecting SLL to then focus on the latest cognitive account of second language learning. We will see how the educational context, age of onset, learning strategies and the cognitive construct of working memory may affect learner performance. We’ll work with authentic material to see in practice how the implementation of certain strategies and class interventions may alleviate the tension students with poor working memory experience in the FL classroom.
Keywords
variables, second/foreign language learning, working memory
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- academic articles
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of the e-learning platform.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 25 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 60 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final written exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Coulson, M. (1995). Models of Memory development. In V. Lee, & P. Das Gupta (Eds.), Children's cognitive and language development. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Ellis, R. (2003). The study of Second Language Acquisition (10th impression ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gathercole, S. E., & Alloway, T. P. (2007). Understanding Working Memory: A classroom guide. London: Harcourt
Johnstone, R. (2009). An early start: What are the key conditions for generalized success? In J. Enever, J. Moon, & U. Raman (Eds.), Young learner English language policy and implementation: International perspectives (pp. 31-42). Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing.
Muñoz, C. (2010). On how age affects Foreign Language Learning. Advances in research on language acquisition and teaching (pp. 39-49). Greek Applied Linguistics Association.
Randall, M. (2007). Memory, Psychology and Second Language Learning. Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Singleton, D., & Ryan, L. (2004). Language Acquisition: The Age Factor (2nd ed.). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Skehan, P. (1989). Individual differences in Second Language Learning. London: Edward Arnold.
Skehan, P. (1998). A cognitive approach to language learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Last Update
06-02-2020
