LING 454 Second Language Acquisition

This course is an upper division, undergraduate-level introduction to second language learning in adulthood. We will examine the development of linguistic competence in a second language with emphasis on the acquisition of morphology and syntax. We will focus on the roles the following factors play in linguistic development: (1) input, output, and interaction; (2) the native language; (3) grammar instruction; and (4) individual differences. We will also examine theories that have shaped the field of SLA research and/or influenced language teaching over the past 40 years.

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[2]  S. Gass,et al.  Task-Based Interactions in Classroom and Laboratory Settings. , 2005 .

[3]  Alison Mackey,et al.  LEARNERS' INTERPRETATIONS OF RECASTS , 2006, Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

[4]  Michael H. Long,et al.  The handbook of second language acquisition , 2003 .

[5]  Bill VanPatten,et al.  Explicit Instruction and Input Processing , 1993, Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

[6]  Kenneth Hyltenstam,et al.  Maturational constraints in SLA , 2008 .

[7]  Kenneth Hyltenstam,et al.  THE ROBUSTNESS OF APTITUDE EFFECTS IN NEAR-NATIVE SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION , 2008, Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

[8]  P. Skehan.  Individual Differences in Second Language Learning , 1989, Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

[9]  Alison Mackey,et al.  HOW DO LEARNERS PERCEIVE INTERACTIONAL FEEDBACK? , 2000, Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

[10]  B. Vanpatten,et al.  The Evidence is IN: Drills are OUT , 2003 .