LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

FLE208

Course Code: FLE208
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Ahmet Remzi Uluşan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will be able to learn fundamental concepts in second language acquisition (SLA) which revolve around the following: The nature of learner language, that is; interlanguage, social, discoursal, psycholinguistic and linguistic aspects of interlanguage, individual differences in L2 acquisition and instruction in L2 acquisition.
will be aware that second language acquisition is a process different from first language acquisition and has implications on language learning and teaching.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Theories of first and second language acquisition (behaviorism, naturalism, information processing etc), development and stages of first and second language acquisition, case studies, comparative analysis of first language and second language use of children and adults by analyzing whole data; the records of classroom interaction of second language use, stages of first language acquisition, form and syntactic developmental stages in second language acquisition, stages of second language acquisition, learner characteristics in second language acquisition (For example, character, ability, intelligence,age, motivation and aptitude, learner preferences and beliefs), contextual differences in first and second language acquisition (i.e. natural environment and classroom language)

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Child language acquisition I
3^rd Week	Child language acquisition II
4^th Week	Age Factor
5^th Week	Cross-linguistic Influences I
6^th Week	Cross-linguistic Influences II
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Linguistic Environment
9^th Week	Cognition I
10^th Week	Cognition II
11^th Week	The Development of Learner Language
12^th Week	Individual Differences
13^th Week	Socio-Cultural Factors I
14^th Week	Socio-Cultural Factors I

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding second language acquisition. London: Hodder Education, an Hachette UK Company.
2. Gass, S., Behney, J., and Plonsky, L. (2013). Second language acquisition: An introductory course. (4th ed.). New York: Routledge

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	13	3	39
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	17	17
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	4	4
Homework	1	6	6
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2
K1	X
K2		X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X
K7
K8		X
K9
K10		X
K11
K12