Second Language Acquisition

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Course Description

  • Course Name

    Second Language Acquisition

  • Host University

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • Location

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Area of Study

    Linguistics

  • Language Level

    Taught In English

  • Course Level Recommendations

    Upper

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    Hours & Credits

  • ECTS Credits

    6
  • Recommended U.S. Semester Credits
    3
  • Recommended U.S. Quarter Units
    4

  • Overview

    COURSE OBJECTIVE
    Students will:
    - gain insight into particular language acquisition theories/approaches and how to compare these approaches to each other
    - recognize teaching methods related to language acquisition theories
    - apply theoretical insights to teaching practices
    - analyze small data sets in Excel and present the results in a poster presentation

    COURSE CONTENT
    This course is focused on a particular set of questions related to the research domain of second language acquisition. Are adult second
    language learners able to learn a language in the same way as children acquiring their first language? What is the role of innate language
    principles? What is the effect of language teaching on the second language acquisition process?

    Topics of this course are among others:
    - the (second language) acquisition of phonology, morphology, vocabulary and syntax
    - (psycho)linguistic approaches to language acquisition
    - language input, language processing and language teaching

    By focusing on recent and important studies, students will be able to gain insights into the (second) language acquisition process and its relation to the teaching practice.

    TEACHING METHODS
    Seminars, lectures, tutorials

    TYPE OF ASSESSMENT
    Exam assessing both theoretical knowledge and comprehension (85%).
    Exercises of the tutorial courses and poster presentation (15%).

    ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
    Students must have passed Introduction to Linguistics.

Course Disclaimer

Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences 

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