Short Description: | Principle of 2nd Lang Learning |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Education |
Student contribution band : | National Priority - Teaching |
ASCED code : | 070115 - English as a SecLangTeach |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Synopsis
The course emphasises recent research in second language acquisition and the theoretical issues underlying such research in terms of (a) various approaches to assessing and describing learner language; (b) the notion of "interlanguage"; (c) the question of transfer from first language in second language learning; (d) cognitive processes and strategies involved in second language learning and communication; (e) individual learner characteristics, learning and environments; (f) social and cultural factors affecting L1 and L2 use; (g) consideration of the implications of second language learning research and theory for language teaching.
Course offers
Semester | Mode | Campus |
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Semester 1, 2020 | On-campus | Toowoomba |
Semester 1, 2020 | Online | |
Semester 2, 2020 | Online |