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Core
Issues in Second Language Acquisition ECLS, Newcastle, Autumn 2007 |
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| 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: | |
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- 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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Format: |
Mondays
10-1 starting 1st October. 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. The talks will take place in Bedson Teaching Centre 1.48;
depending on numbers the groups will meet either there or in my room (King
George VI Building 1.10). | |
| 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 |  |
