THEORIES AND METHODS OF LEARNING A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Concurrent enrollment in AFRICAN 671 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Create an individualized study plan for learning a less commonly taught language (LCTL) Audience: Graduate 2. Find, evaluate, and create learning materials for a LCTL Audience: Graduate 3. Train a conversation partner to help you learn a language Audience: Graduate 4. Use the internet to conduct research and share information with others Audience: Graduate 5. Use metacognitive strategies to evaluate and improve your learning, compare different learning strategies, and style-shift Audience: Graduate 6. Explain the characteristics of a good language learner according to SLA theories Audience: Graduate 7. Discuss and write about the application of SLA theories to language self-instruction Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Create an individualized study plan for learning a less commonly taught language (LCTL) Audience: Graduate 2. Find, evaluate, and create learning materials for a LCTL Audience: Graduate 3. Train a conversation partner to help you learn a language Audience: Graduate 4. Use the internet to conduct research and share information with others Audience: Graduate 5. Use metacognitive strategies to evaluate and improve your learning, compare different learning strategies, and style-shift Audience: Graduate 6. Explain the characteristics of a good language learner according to SLA theories Audience: Graduate 7. Discuss and write about the application of SLA theories to language self-instruction Audience: Graduate