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Issues in Second Language Acquisition ECLS, Newcastle, Autumn 2009 |
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This course covers the major issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) from a linguistics perspective in breadth rather than depth. |
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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 | |
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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 | |