Undergraduate Course: Second Language Acquisition (Honours) (LASC10030)
Course Outline
School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Language Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
Course description |
The aim of this course is to:
- give an introduction to current research on second language acquisition (SLA) by reviewing key issues, concepts, findings and theories;
- provide the opportunity to critically evaluate models and theories of SLA by applying them to the analysis of second language data. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this course the student will have gained understanding of the basic issues in second language acquisition (SLA) including:
- Implicit vs. explicit learning in SLA
- The roles of input, frequency and attention in SLA
- The role of language universals in SLA
- Second language processing
- The initial state and end state of second language grammar
Students will also have gained experience in analysing learner data using the concepts and models taught in the course. |
Assessment Information
Coursework (50%) and an exam (50%) |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords |
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Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Mitsuhiko Ota
Tel: (0131 6)50 3949
Email: mits@ling.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel:
Email: S.Fong@ed.ac.uk |
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