Year
2021
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour supervised study weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into BA-Bachelor of Arts
1a Admission into BEDPRBA-Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts
1b Admission into BEDMSSBA-B Education (Middle & Secondary Schooling), B Arts
1c Admission into BLANG-Bachelor of Languages
1d Admission into BEDECBA-Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
1e Admission into BEDSBA-Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts
1f Admission into BAGIS-Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
1g Admission into BAMTPRP - Bachelor of Arts conditional entry to Master of Teaching (Primary)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g))
1a Admission into BEDPRBA-Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts
1b Admission into BEDMSSBA-B Education (Middle & Secondary Schooling), B Arts
1c Admission into BLANG-Bachelor of Languages
1d Admission into BEDECBA-Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
1e Admission into BEDSBA-Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts
1f Admission into BAGIS-Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
1g Admission into BAMTPRP - Bachelor of Arts conditional entry to Master of Teaching (Primary)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g))
Enrolment not permitted
1 of LANG2001, LANG3102, LANG3102A, LANG8001, LANG8102, LANG8401, LING8001 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Working knowledge of a language at basic or advanced level.
Topic description
This topic introduces fundamental theoretical and practical issues in Second Language Acquisition from linguistic, psychological and educational perspectives. The topic compares and contrasts first and second language acquisition, examines the personal and socio-cultural characteristics influencing the language learning process, and stresses the inter-related nature of the aspects of language learning.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:
- Introduce students to fundamental theoretical and practical issues in Second Language Acquisition from linguistic, psychological and educational perspectives
- Give students the opportunity to reflect on their own language learning behaviour and/or teaching practices
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
- Identify, observe and analyse the personal and socio-cultural characteristics influencing the language learning process
- Elaborate the basics of an informed philosophy of language education to support them as language learners
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2021 are no longer published.
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