SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
| Title | ΑΠΟΚΤΗΣΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ / SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION |
| Code | Γλ3-225 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600007631 |
Programme of Study: 2024-2025
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600247930
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
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/1/600247930
- At the Website of the School: http://www.enl.auth.gr/course.asp?Id=338
- Other: eclass
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course participants should be:
1. Familiar with second language acquisition as an independent study field.
2. Aware of the similarities and differences between First and Second Language Acquisition.
3. Able to critically evaluate second language acquisition theories.
4. Familiar with the concept of interlanguage.
5. Aware of the differences between various second language acquisition contexts and types of learners, as well as how these differences may affect language learning.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Adapt to new situations
- Work in teams
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Τhis course introduces students to the field of second language acquisition theory. After a brief overview of first language acquisition data and theories, as well as types of bilingualism, the course focuses mainly on the following:
1. First language acquisition theories (Behaviourism, Universal Grammar, Interactionism)
2. Second language acquisition theories (Behaviourism, Universal Grammar, Monitor Model, Interactionism, Ιnformation processing, Connectionism).
3. Factors affecting second language learning (e.g. intelligence, aptitude, personality, learning styles, motivation and attitudes, beliefs).
4. Age of acquisition and the critical period hypothesis.
5. Interlanguage (contrastive analysis, error analysis, developmental sequences, first language influence, fossilisation, avoidance, vocabulary, pragmatics, phonology).
6. Learning contexts (natural vs. instructional environment, traditional vs. communicative instruction)
7. Types and effect of corrective feedback.
Keywords
second language acquisition theories, developmental stages, cognitive and affective factors, types of errors, interlanguage, corrective feedback
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Computer and projector for power point presentations during lectures, e-class, e-mail
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 117 | ||||
| Laboratory Work | |||||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
End of semester exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δεν δίνεται.
Additional bibliography for study
Lightbown, Ρ. Μ. & Spada Ν. (2006). How languages are learned. Oxford University Press.
Dulay, H., Burt, M., & Krashen, S. (1982). Language two. Oxford University Press. (Chapτ. 3: Internal processing, Chapt. 4: Effects of personality & age, Chapt. 5: The role of the first language)
Gass, S., & Selinker, L. (2008). Second language acquisition: An introductory course. Lawrence Erlbaum. (Chapτ. 4: The role of the native language: an historical overview)
Krashen, S. D. (1985). The input hypothesis: Issues and implications. Longman. (Chapters 1 & 2).
Selinker, L. (1992). Rediscovering interlanguage. Longman. (Chapτ. 1: Beginnings: Fries, Lado, Chapτ. 2: Towards Interlanguage: Uriel Weinreich)
Last Update
28-09-2023
