Second Language Acquisition
(
12 points,
SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL)
Leader: Robyn Spence-Brown and Anna Margetts
Offered:
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (OCL)
Synopsis: This unit introduces students to the study of second language acquisition and attrition. The relation between first and second language acquisition; learning/acquisition contexts; foreign language learning vs second language acquisition; contrastive and error analysis; interlanguage; learner variability - age, aptitude, cognitive styles, attitude and motivation; theories of second language acquisition; learning strategies; classroom interaction analysis; implications for curriculum content; and attrition as the inverse of acquisition. Students work on problems in a language of interest to them.
Assessment: Minor assignment (2500 words): 25% + Major assignment (4500 words): 50% + Open-book test (2 hours): 25%
