Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject is taught in conjunction with the Department of Linguistics. The two-hour lecture (Department of Linguistics) will cover issues such as the distinction between language learning and acquisition; the social context of these; the relation between first, second and bilingual acquisition; interlanguage and interference; grammaticalisation phases; factors in successful second language acquisition; bilingual education; field work; attrition as the inverse of acquisition; activation and reactivation of language skills. In the tutorial (Department of German Studies and Slavic Studies) the acquisition and learning of German will be discussed.
Assessment Written assignments (3000 words): 40% + Class test (2 hours): 40% + Class papers: 20%