Course Name	Second Language Acquisition
Credits	3
Professor(s)	Name	Kim, Eun-Jeong
	Affiliation	English Education

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Objectives

- to learn major terms and concepts in second language acquisition (SLA)

- to become familiar with major theories in SLA, particularly in linguisic, psycholinguistic, social aspects.

- to apply theory into practice in a secondary school setting

MAIN TEXTBOOK and FURTHER READINGS

Troike, S. (2006). Introducing second language acquisition. Cambridge

Lightbown & Spada (2003). How languages are learned. Oxford Univeresity Press.

ASSIGNMENTS AND GRADING

Assignments: reflective essays, mini-presentations and others

Grading Scheme: mid-term exam(30%), final exam(30%),

quizzes (20%), assignments/participation(20%)

COURSE SCHEDULE

Course Outline

1st week: 1. introducing second language acquisition(SLA)

2nd week: 2. Foundations of SLA.part 1

3rd week: 2. Foundations of SLA.part 2

4th week: 3. The linguistics of SLA.part 1

Quiz

5th week:  3. The linguistics of SLA.part 2

6th week: 4. The psychology of SLA.part 1

7th week: mid-term exam

8th week: 4. The psychology of SLA.part 2

9th week: 5. Social contexts of SLA.part 1

10th week: 5. Social contexts of SLA.part 2

11th week: quiz

6. Acquiring knowledge for L2 use.part 1

12th week: 6. Acquiring knowledge for L2 use.part 2

13th week: 6. Acquiring knowledge for L2 use.part 3

14th week: 7. L2 learning and teaching

15th week: final exam

CONTACT DETAILS

Tel:82-55-772-2195                 e-mail: eunkim@gnu.ac.kr