| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 3 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Throughout the course will be examining not only the findings of particular research areas of upon succesful completion of the course, students will be able to critically question the hypothesis and theories suggested to take place when learning the first and the second language.
- By the end of the semester, students will be able to learn the internal and external factors affecting learning processes.
- By the end of the semester, students will be able to become aware of the various SLA theories that will help teachers form their own beliefs about how students learn, and thus of how they should be taught.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | Theories, comparison, and illustration of native and foreign languages; stages of language development and acquisition; learning grammar and other components of language; models of foreign language learning; learner characteristics; using language and learning stages and processes in the teaching of a foreign language. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
General Introduction to the Course |
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2nd Week |
Introduction to L1 Acquisition, |
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3rd Week |
The Biological Bases of Language |
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4th Week |
Phonological Development |
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5th Week |
Lexical Development |
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6th Week |
Development of Morphology and Syntax |
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7th Week |
Introduction to L2 Acquisition (SLA; Interlanguage Data; The role of the L1: A historical perspective |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam Week |
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9th Week |
L1 vs. L2 Child Language Acquisition; Revised Perspectives on the Role of Previously Known Languages |
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10th Week |
SLA and Linguistics; Universal Grammar; |
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11th Week |
Interlanguage Processes; Interlanguage Variation; |
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12th Week |
Communication Strategies; Input, Interaction, Output ; |
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13th Week |
Foreigner Talk ; Negotiation of Meaning |
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14th Week |
Instructed SLA; Focus on Form |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Gass, S. & Selinker, L. 2008. Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course (3rd Edition). Mahwah: LEA.
Hoff, E. 2008. Language Development (4th Edition). USA: Wadsworth Publishing. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Case Study
- Problem Solving
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
Midterm Exam: %30
Quizzes (3): %30
Final Exam: %40
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
1 |
13 |
13 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
13 |
13 |
| Course hours |
13 |
2 |
26 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
16 |
16 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
3 |
6 |
18 |
| Total Work Load | 90 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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