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"A man who knows two languages is worth two men". French proverb  

Core Issues in Second Language Acquisition

ECLS, Newcastle, Autumn 2009

This course covers the major issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from a linguistics perspective in breadth rather than depth. 

Aim:

To produce graduates who:

- have a good knowledge of the main models and key research findings in the field of second language acquisition research

- can use this knowledge to critically assess professional practice in language teaching

Format:

Mondays 10-1 starting 29th September. The plan is to have two hours of talks (with a break in between) followed by an hour in which people are divided into smaller groups (sometimes a bit difficult because of the large size of the group). The talks will take place in KGVI 1.36B

Lecturer: Vivian Cook, 1.10 KGVI, usually around Monday to Wednesday (but physically not in Newcastle from Thursday to Sunday), always e-mailable at Vivian.Cook@ncl.ac.uk Sam the cat picture

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