IDENTIFYING DATA 2015_16
Subject (*) SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Code 12695101
Study programme
Foreign Language Teaching (2010)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Compulsory First 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Filologies Romàniques
Coordinator
GUTIÉRREZ-COLON PLANA, MARIA DEL MAR
OLTRA MASSUET, MARIA ISABEL
 E-mail mar.gutierrezcolon@urv.cat
natalia.catala@urv.cat
joseantonio.moreno@urv.cat
Lecturers
GUTIÉRREZ-COLON PLANA, MARIA DEL MAR
CATALÀ TORRES, NATÀLIA
MORENO VILLANUEVA, JOSÉ ANTONIO
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General description and relevant information Esta asignatura pretende sentar los fundamentos teóricos de los procesos de adquisición y aprendizaje de una lengua extrajera o segunda lengua. Para ello se estudiarán diversas teorías sobre la adquisición de una lengua (tanto de la L1 como de la L2) así como los factores personales que influyen en la adquisición de una L2.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC1 Teories de l'adquisició de segones llengües. Fonaments pedagògics i psicològics de l'adquisició de segones llengües, amb especial referència a l'adquisició de l'espanyol i l'anglès
  Research
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC2 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa
  BC5 Transferibilitat. Aplicar coneixements i habilitats en entorns nous o no familiars i en contextos multidisciplinars relatius a la seva àrea específica
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la comprensió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs del postgrau.
  CC2 Ús de les eines específiques de TIC per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau.

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
To familiarize the students with the concepts and terminology related to the acquisition of a second language. AC1
 BC2
 CC1
To know different theories on the acquisition of the L1/L2. AC1
 BC2
 CC2
To know the factors that influence the acquisition of a second/foreign language. AC1
 BC2
BC5
 CC2

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
First Language Acquisition 1. Language and the brain
2. Theoretical approcahes to explaining first language acquisition.
3. Stages in the acquisition of the L1 (English).
4.Child-directed speech
Second Language Acquisition 1. Second Language Acquisition in context
2. Second language acquisition theories
3. The role of input
4. Bilingualism
Interlanguage 1. The concept of IL
3. Characteristics of IL
4. IL and the developmental sequences
4. Selinker five processes
5. Errors.
Individual learner differences 1. Age of acquisition.
2. Aptitude and Intelligence
3. attitude and motivation
4. personality
5. Anxiety, self-esteem and willingness to communicate.
6. Learner preferences.
7. Learner believes
8. Learner styles.
The role of the L1 in ESL/AFL 1. Definition of transfer in SLA
2. Terminological issues
3. Types of transfer
4. New directions in the study of transfer
5. Constraints on transferability
6. What can be transferred?
7. Identification of transfer.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
ICT practicals
25 54 79
Forums of discussion
25 45 70
 
Personal tuition
0 0 0
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities First contact with the students and the content of the subject
ICT practicals On-line activities: Students will have to read the materials provided by the teacher and that are uploaded in Moodle. The students will have to hand in some on-line exercises.
Forums of discussion On-line activities: The teacher will provide the students with some questions that the students will have to comment and answer according to the class materials. All these discussions will be held on-line.
Personal tuition

Personalized attention
 
Forums of discussion
Personal tuition
ICT practicals
Description
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Assessment
  Description Weight
ICT practicals On-line activities: Students will have to read the materials provided by the teacher and that are uploaded in Moodle. The students will have to hand in some on-line exercises. 60%
Forums of discussion On-line activities: The teacher will provide the students with some questions that the students will have to comment and answer according to the class materials. All these discussions will be held on-line. 40%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Sources of information

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Recommendations

Subjects that continue the syllabus
SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGY/125232112


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