Theories in Second Language Acquisition
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
661
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Interlanguage, nativist, environmentalist, and interactionist theories. Also contrastive, error, performance, discourse analyses, and research methodology.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify, describe, and analyze theories related to the fundamentals of language acquisition in general.
Outcome
Identify, describe, and analyze theories related to the fundamentals of first language and second language acquisition processes.
Outcome
Identify, describe, and analyze theories related to the similarities and differences between first and second language acquisition.
Outcome
Identify similarities and differences between child, adolescent, and adult language acquisition.
Outcome
Describe and analyze second language data.
Outcome
Identify and describe the educational implications of theories in second language acquisition.