LIN2170

Linguistics for language learning

Proposed to be offered next in 1999

Peter Paul

8 points
* 3 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives To increase the understanding of language as communication by studying the factors which affect the ease or difficulty with which certain aspects of a language are learned and thus to raise awareness of the many problems faced by a person wishing to become competent in the language of another culture.

Synopsis Linguistic foundations for learners and (future) teachers of English as a second language or of other languages. The subject is practical in nature, examining problems of interference in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, as well as those arising from conflicting sociocultural patterns which may have a bearing on the development of the learner's competence. In their assignments students will be given the opportunity of concentrating on one particular language, including an Australian Aboriginal language or a migrant language, in contrast to English.

Assessment Written assignment (3500 words): 30%
* 2 tests (1 hour each): 60%
* Tutorial participation: 10%

Prescribed texts

Paul P Linguistics for language learning Macmillan, 1993