Universität Wien

122052 PS PS Linguistics (2017W)

Second Language Acquisition

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 10.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 17.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 24.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 31.10. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 07.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 14.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 21.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 28.11. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 05.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 12.12. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 09.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 16.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 23.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Tuesday 30.01. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course takes an interdisciplinary account of the broad and complex topic of second language acquisition (SLA). The relevance of the topic lies in society itself as the "knowledge of more than one language in the same mind" - also referred to as "the linguistic idea of multi-competence" (Cook 1991, 2016) - describes the life and reality of numerous people nowadays. The course is meant to enable a better understanding of the mechanisms and influences underlying the state of living with two (or more) languages. Students will develop an understanding of how second languages are learned and will be introduced to some of the key questions in SLA research: Which neurological, cognitive and sociopsychological aspects influence a learner's success in acquiring a second language (L2)? Can all subsystems (e.g. morphosyntax & pronunciation) be acquired with the same ease/difficulty? Why do so many L2 users sound foreign/speak with a foreign accent? How close to native speakers' way of using a language can we really get? Is it true that the early bird catches the worm more easily and does "the sooner the better" really hold true, when a foreign accent is to be avoided (Peltzer-Karpf, 2003)? Are children better at learning foreign languages in any case and how do they differ from adults in this respect? This way students will gain knowledge on how additional languages are acquired and how language competence is developed and maintained.

In addition to exploring these questions and learning about SLA research, participants will also learn how to find relevant literature on a specific research topic/question, critically analyse and reflect on existing research in the field and collect first experience in planning, conducting and writing up a small-scale linguistic research project.

This course combines lecturer input, sample analyses of relevant material, assignments, group work, discussions and student presentations.

Assessment and permitted materials

Student assessment is based on active participation in class, online assignments, regular readings, an oral poster presentation and the PS paper.
For the paper each students will choose one aspect related to SLA (topics provided in class), explore it in more detail and conduct a study. Further information will be provided in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance (max. 2 absences)
Part 1: Class participation, readings, smaller (online) assignments, discussions (f2f, online) etc. 10%
Part 2: Poster presentation in class: 25%
Part 3: Paper proposal: 20%
Part 4: PS paper (3,500 words +/-10%): 45%
All parts (1, 2, 3 and 4) must be completed and at least three out of four parts must be positive. The overall pass mark is 60%.

Examination topics

Continuous assessment based on what was covered in class, details will be given in class and on Moodle.

Reading list

An extended reading list will be given to the participants in the first session.

Materials will be provided in class. Please note that there is a moodle platform for this course.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046 / 407
Code/Modul: BEd 09.1
Lehrinhalt: 12-2045

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