Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Methods, and Practice

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An overview of the field of second language acquisition and learning, with an emphasis on linguistic applications to the field, individual differences (affective and cognitive), learning and teaching styles, bilingualism, patterns of interlanguage development, fossilization, competence/performance, cultural factors, and the role of the first language. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Recommended: LING 1000Y or 1002H.