Core Concepts in SLA
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ENGL4327 | English | 4 | N/A | April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK |
- Code
- ENGL4327
- School
- English
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- N/A
- Semesters
- April Full Year UK, Full Year UK, January Full Year UK
Summary
This pod focuses on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), a broad sub-field within applied linguistics that examines the ways in which second languages are learned. The pod offers students the opportunity to explore a number of key aspects of this multifaceted phenomenon and introduces them to the main terms and theories that have been proposed to describe and understand the process of developing second language (L2) knowledge and skills.
Target Students
Students registered on the School of English online masters scheme.
Assessment
- 100% Participation: STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module comprises an optional component in the following pathways: Applied English, Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and ELT, and World Englishes. As such, it contributes in its specific aims to the programme-level coverage of these pathways.Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a sound understanding of how a second language is learned.
Discuss analyses of second language learning in different contexts.
Produce an original study design and articulate systematic knowledge of SLA as a sub-discipline of linguistics.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills acquired to the appropriate disciplinary and professional standard.
Assimilate and present subject-specific material in an appropriate format (assessed within the ‘Assessment Portfolio’ 1, 2 or 3).