Universität Wien

124093 VK BEd 09.2: VK Linguistics and Language Education (2024W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work
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Th 14.11. 10:15-11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

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

  • Thursday 10.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 17.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 24.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 31.10. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 07.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 21.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 28.11. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 05.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 12.12. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 09.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 16.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 23.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 30.01. 10:15 - 11:45 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course surveys a number of issues in applied linguistics with a focus on language acquisition/learning/teaching. A focus is on how linguistic models of particular acquisition issues can illuminate questions of teaching/learning. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the links between applied linguistic research and language pedagogy. We will explore issues such as the nature of L2 knowledge, whether a foreign language is learned or acquired, how conceptual transfer affects L2 production, etc. Students will:
• be acquainted with key concepts in applied linguistics with respect to language acquisition;
• be able to draw on theoretical and empirical research to develop syntheses;
• be able to clearly present and critique ideas in applied linguistic research;
• be familiar with and able to apply selected applied linguistic research methods.

This course is based on ideas that are introduced in class lectures and reading assignments. It combines reading, practice-based activities, joint discussion, group work, and individual research work leading to a presentation and final written paper (either a bachelor paper or a research report).

Assessment and permitted materials

Continuous assessment

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Course evaluation is based on:
(A) independent exercises and assignments, class participation (30 points)
(B) project-proposal & project-based presentation (20 points)
(C) VK report (20 points) OR bachelor paper (60 points)

Minimum requirements for passing the course are:
a) Regular class attendance (max 2 missed sessions)
b) Completion of critical reading tasks
c) Active contribution to group discussions / activities (e.g. research questions, bibliography)
d) Active engagement in group project and presentation
e) Handing in bachelor thesis/final assignment (on time)
f) Refraining from plagiarism in all tasks
g) Attaining a pass level in all three components of the course (A, B and C above)

Final grades & points achieved:
VK only: total = 60 points: ‘1’: 54-60; ‘2’: 48-53; ‘3’: 42-47; ‘4’: 36-41; ‘5’: 0-35
VK+BEd paper: total = 100 points: ‘1’: 90-100; ‘2’: 80-89; ‘3’: 70-79; ‘4’: 60-69; ‘5’: 0-59

Examination topics

Continuous assessment. Engagement in discussion and group work, fulfillment of tasks & assignments, giving a presentation, writing a paper (either project report or bachelor paper)

Reading list

Set reading assignments will be provided as preparation / follow-up to in-class discussion, including:

Bardovi-Harlig, K., & Comajoan-Colomé, L. (2020). The aspect hypothesis and the acquisition of L2 past morphology in the last 20 years: A state-of-the-scholarship review. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 42(5), 1137-1167.
Bley-Vroman, R. (1989). What is the logical problem of foreign language learning? In Gass, S. and Schachter, J., editors, Linguistic perspectives on second language acquisition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 41-68.
Ellis, R. (2008). Explicit Form-Focused Instruction and Second Language Acquisition. In B. Spolsky & M. Hult (Eds.) The Handbook of Educational Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell, 437-455
Long, D., & Rothman, J. (2013). Generative approaches and the competing systems hypothesis: Formal acquisition to pedagogical application. In J. W. Schwieter, ed., Innovative Research and Practices in Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism. John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 63–84.
Widdowson, H. (2019). On the Subject of English. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.

Association in the course directory

Studium: BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BEd 09.2
Lehrinhalt: 12-4692

Last modified: Fr 04.10.2024 11:06