SPRING 2007 SYLLABUS - LIN 4721 Section 0346
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
- Instructor: Dr. Virginia LoCastro
- E-mail: locastro@lin.ufl.edu
- Class Times: Tuesday, period 4 (10:40-11:30); Thursday, periods 4 and 5 (10:40 to 12:20)
- Classroom: Anderson (AND) 19
- Office: Turlington 4131F
- Office hours: Tuesday, 11:45 to 1:00, Thursday, 2 to 4 p.m. or by appointment
- Phone: 392-0639 ext. 226
Prerequisites
LIN 3010 or by permission of the instructor.
Required Textbooks (available at the University of Florida Bookstore):
- Ellis, Rod (1997). Second Language Acquisition. Oxford University Press.
- Lightbown, Patsy M. & Spada, Nina (2006). How Languages are Learned. 3rd edition. Oxford University Press.
Course Description
The course provides an introduction to second language acquisition theories and research for students interested in understanding the subject area as well as their own experiences as learners of second or third languages. The course considers the acquisition of any language, including first languages, and is not solely oriented towards students preparing to be language educators in the future.
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, students will be able to discuss second language acquisition theories and research studies at some length in spoken and written texts. In addition, they will have become knowledgeable about one particular area of second language acquisition, the issue of pragmatic competence, through a hands-on experience of collecting field data with a non native speaker of English.
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