JAL4710

Acquisition of Japanese language

(ART)

Proposed to be offered next in 2002

12 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton

Synopsis: How Japanese is acquired as a second or foreign language and the factors affecting acquisition. Issues including reading development, language distance, and developmental processes, transfer, pragmatics, and input and interaction. First language acquisition of Japanese and methodology employed in studying Japanese language acquisition.

Assessment: Two essays (3500 words each): 40% each + Test (2 hours): 20%