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LINGUIST 3LA3

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · Second Language Acquisition · C01

Readings

  • eText Introducing Second Language Acquisition - 6 Month Access
    Saville-Troike · Required
    ISBN 9781316689226; 9781316603925
Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Introduction to SLA
  • Foundations of SLA
  • Explaining Language Acquisition
  • Early Linguistic Approaches
  • Contemporary Linguistic Perspectives
  • Psychology of SLA: Brain, Age & Learning
  • Individual Differences
  • Interaction & Communicative Competence
  • Identity, Culture & Society
  • What Does It Mean to Know an L2?
  • Using the Second Language
  • Integrating SLA: Theory to Teaching
  • Course Synthesis & Examination Preparation

Readings

  • Introducing Second Language Acquisition
    Saville-Troike, Muriel, & Karen Barto. · 2016 · 3rd Ed. · Required
    Cambridge University Press. · ISBN 9781316603925
  • Introducing Second Language Acquisition ISBN: 9781316603925 Authors: Saville-Troike, Muriel, & Karen Barto. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Publication Date: 2016 Edition: 3rd Ed. Cost of Textbook from Campus Store: $39.95 (Etext Introducing Second Language Acquisition - 6 Month Access)
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  • Ch. 1
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  • Ch. 2
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  • Ch. 3
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  • Ch. 4
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  • Ch. 5
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  • Ch. 6
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  • Ch. 7
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  • Review
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Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Introduction to SLA
  • Foundations of SLA
  • Explaining Language Acquisition
  • Early Linguistic Approaches
  • Contemporary Linguistic Perspectives
  • Psychology of SLA: Brain, Age & Learning
  • Individual Differences
  • Interaction & Communicative Competence
  • Identity, Culture & Society
  • What Does It Mean to Know an L2?
  • Using the Second Language
  • Integrating SLA: Theory to Teaching
  • Course Synthesis & Examination Preparation

Readings

  • Introducing Second Language Acquisition
    Saville-Troike, Muriel, & Karen Barto. · 2016 · 3rd Ed. · Required
    Cambridge University Press. · ISBN 9781316603925
  • Introducing Second Language Acquisition ISBN: 9781316603925 Authors: Saville-Troike, Muriel, & Karen Barto. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Publication Date: 2016 Edition: 3rd Ed.
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  • Ch. 1
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  • Ch. 2
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  • Ch. 3
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  • Ch. 4
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  • Ch. 5
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  • Ch. 6
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  • Ch. 7
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  • Review
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