autumn 2018
ENG-3050 Second Language Acquisition - 10 ECTS
Course content
Why do we often hear Anglophones speaking Norwegian say things like "I går vi drakk mye vin", whereas Norwegians who learn English rarely have difficulty with word order? And how are you to realize that "It was drunk a lot of beer at the party" is ungrammatical in English if nobody points it out to you? This course will provide an introduction to the theory of language learning and second language acquisition, with an emphasis on English syntax. In addition, students will work on a project related to a specific topic in second language acquisition.Objectives of the course
The students have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
The student has:
- a general knowledge of the most important issues in second language acquisition, e.g., L1 transfer, UG access, complexity vs. frequency, etc.
- some more specific knowledge of typical problems related to learning a particular language, e.g., English, Norwegian, etc.
- a general knowledge of the most important theoretical approaches to second language acquisition.
Skills
The student is:
- able to analyse second language learner data from at least one specific language
- familiar with the most important methods used in second language acquisition studies
- able to discuss issues related to second language acquisition both orally and in writing.
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises and seminars.
Quality assurance: All courses undergo a halfway evaluation once in a 2-year period at the master´s level. The Programme Board determines which programme options will be evaluated per year, and which courses will be evaluated by the students and the teacher per year.
Assessment
The following coursework requirements must be completed and approved in order to take the final exam:One short paper and a short presentation in the first half of the semester and a longer presentation at the end of the semester. The final presentation should be connected to the term paper. Please note that this course requirement includes being an active audience for other students' presentations.
Assessment method: One term paper
Performance in the course will be assessed on an A-F grades scale. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed. A re-sit examination is offered in the event of an F grade. The deadline to register for a re-sit examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.
Recommended reading/syllabus
Textbook:Slabakova, Roumyana. 2016. Second Language Acquisition. Oxford University Press.
Articles:
There will also be a collection of scholarly articles - to be downloaded from the library or Canvas (cf. specific course outline available from instructor at the beginning of the course).
Students will need to do a considerable amount of reading in connection with the presentation and project paper.
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- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: ENG-3050
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for språk og kultur
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