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Academic Year/course: 2017/18

416 - Degree in English

27829 - EFL Acquisition and Learning


Syllabus Information

Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
27829 - EFL Acquisition and Learning
Faculty / School:
103 - Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
Degree:
416 - Degree in English
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
3
Semester:
First semester
Subject Type:
Compulsory
Module:
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5.1. Methodological overview

This is an enquiry-based module, designed to encourage the students' learning autonomy. It is also expected that the students get involved in both individual and group tasks. In these tasks the students will need to engage in analysis and critical reflection of SLA and SLL-related key concepts and issues and demonstrate his/her skills in critical thinking, autonomy, decision taking, problem solving and self-assessment. 

5.2. Learning tasks

Lectures. 1.2 ECTS. Onsite.

Enquiry-based activities dealing with key concepts and issues related to SLL and SLA fields: second language acquisition of English, learner language, internal and external factors of language learning, individual differences in second language learning and second language classroom instruction. 

Seminar on "Research methods in SLA/SLL". 0.6 ECTS. Onsite.

This seminar will focus on the main research methods in the fields of Second Language Acquisition and Second Language learning. The students will engage both in individual and group work. The aim of the seminar is to take a close look at different research methods and assess their value for examining both formal and non-formal foreign language learning processes.   

Individual and group assessment tasks. 0.6 ECTS. Onsite and offsite.

These tasks will involve analysis and problem-solving skills. They will be done individually and the outcomes will be discussed and agreed on with the group and with the whole class. 

Supervised activities. 0.6 ECTS. Onsite and online.

These activities will involve critical reflection tasks, both individually and in small groups. Individual tasks will be supervised and assessed on an ongoing basis. Techniques for effective group work will also be given.

Autonomous work. 2.2 ECTS. Offsite, online

Compulsory reading, participation using the online learning platform. Individual work, search for library and electronic resources and use of Moodle.

Assessment tasks. 0.1 ECTS. Onsite.

TOTAL: 6 ECTS / 150 hours of student workload

5.3. Syllabus

(27829) EFL Acquisition and Learning

1. What is Second Language Acquisition (SLA)?  

2. External factors in SLA

3. Internal factors in SLA

4. Individual differences in SLA.

5. Classroom teaching and SLL.

 

5.4. Course planning and calendar

Classes will take place twice a week as arranged in the official calendar of the Faculty.

Key dates for assessment tasks are those established by the Faculty.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

BB  Ellis, Rod. Second language acquisition / Rod Ellis . 1st ed., 3rd. imp. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998
BB Mitchell, Rosamond. Second language learning theories / Rosamond Mitchell, Florence Myles . - 2nd ed London : Hodder Arnold, 2004
BB Saville-Troike, Muriel. Introducing second language acquisition / Muriel Saville- Troike . - 2nd. ed., 3rd. print. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012
BC Chapelle, Carol A.. Computer applications in second language acquisition : foundations for teaching, testing and research / Carol A. Chapelle . - 1st ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001
BC CLIL across educational levels : experiences from primary, secondary and tertiary contexts / compiled by Emma Dafouz and Michele C. Guerrini ; [foreword by Do Coyle] Madrid : Richmond-Santillana, D.L. 2009
BC Cohen, Andrew D.. Strategies in learning and using a second language / Andrew D. Cohen . - 1st ed. London : Longman, 1998
BC Computer learner corpora, second language acquisition, and foreign language teaching / edited by Sylviane Granger, Joseph Hung, and Stephanie Petch-Tyson Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., 2002
BC Content and language integrated learning : evidence from research in Europe / edited by Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe and Rosa María Jiménez Catalán . Bristol : Multilingual Matters, cop. 2009
BC Cook, Vivian. Linguistics and second language acquisition / Vivian Cook. 1st ed Houndmills, Basingstoke [etc.] : MacMillan, 1993
BC Corder, S. Pit. Error analysis and interlanguage / S.P. Corder London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1981
BC Developing intercultural competence in practice / edited by Michael Byram, Adam Nichols and David Stevens . Clevedon, England : Multilingual Matters, cop. 2001
BC Ellis, Rod. Classroom second language development : a study of classroom interaction and language acquisition / Rod Ellis . [3a. ed.] New York [etc.] : Prentice Hall, 1991
BC Ellis, Rod. Instructed second language acquisition. A literature review . - 1 New Zeland: Ministry of Education, 2005
BC Ellis, Rod. Learning a second language through interaction / Rod Ellis ; with contributions from Sandra Fotos ... [et al.] . Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1999
BC Ellis, Rod. Principles of instructed second language acquisition. - 1 Washington: Center or Applied, 2008
BC Ellis, Rod. The study of second language acquisition / Rod Ellis . 2nd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008
BC Error analysis : perspectives on second language acquisition / edited by Jack C. Richards . - 1st ed., 2nd. imp. Harlow : Longman, 1975
BC Gass, Susan M.. Second language acquisition : an introductory course / Susan M.Gass and Larry Selinker New York ; London : Routledge, 2008
BC Handbook of second language acquisition / edited by William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia. San Diego : Academic Press, 1996.
BC Hedge, Tricia. Teaching and learning in the language classroom / Tricia Hedge . 3nd imp. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002
BC Hutchings, Bill. principles of enquiry-based learning Manchester: The University of Manchester. Centre for Excellence in Enquiry-Based Learning, 2006
BC Interlanguage pragmatics / edited by Gabriele Kasper and Shoshana Blum-Kulka . New York : Oxford University Press, 1993
BC Krashen, Stephen. Principles and practice in second language acquisition / Stephen D. Krashen London : Prentice-Hall, 1987
BC Larsen-Freeman, Diane. An introduction to second language acquisition research / Diane Larsen-Freeman and Michael H. Long . 1st ed., 8th imp. London : Longman, 1994
BC Lightbown, Patsy M. How languages are learned / Patsy M. Lightbown and Nina Spada . 3ª ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006
BC Long, M. H. “The role of a linguistic environmemt in second language acquisition”. En William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia (eds) Handbook of second language acquisition (pp.413-468). San Diego : Academic Press, 1996
BC McLaughlin, Barry. Theories of second language learning / Barry McLaughlin . London : Edward Arnold, 1988
BC O'Malley, J. Michael. Learning strategies in second language acquisition / J. Michael O'Malley, Anna Uhl Chamot . 1st. ed., 3rd. pr Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993
BC Ortega, Lourdes. Understanding second language acquisition / Lourdes Ortega.. London : Hodder Education,2009
BC Oxford, Rebecca L.. Language learning strategies : what every teacher should know / Rebecca L.Oxford . Boston, Mass. : Heinle, cop. 1990
BC Robinson, Peter. Individual differences and instructed language learning / edited by Peter Robinson. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., cop. 2002.
BC Scharle, Ágota. Learner autonomy : A guide to developing learner responsibility / Ágota Scharle, Anita Szabó . 1st ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000
BC Skehan, Peter.. Individual differences in second-language learning / Peter Skehan. . London : Edward Arnold, 1989.
BC Swan, Michael. Learner english : a teacher's guide to interference and other problems / Michael Swan and Bernard Smith . 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001
BC Tarone, Elaine. Exploring learner language / Elaine Tarone and Bonnie Swierzbin . Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009
 
LISTADO DE URLs:
  Ellis, R. Instructed of Second Language Acquisition: A Literature Review. New Zeland : Ministry of Education, 2005 - [http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/5163]
  Ellis, R. Principles of Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Washington : Center of Applied Linguistic, 2008 - [http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/instructed2ndlang.html]