Tema Subtema
UNIT 1.- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Popular beliefs about Language Acquisition
1.2 Key issues in Second Language Acquisition
UNIT 2.- INDIVIDUAL LEARNER DIFFERENCES 2.1. Definition, brief history and taxonomy of individual differences
2.2. Age of acquisition.
2.3. Aptitude and intelligence. Definitions, components and tests.
2.4. Personality
2.5. Motivation and attitudes
2.6. Learner preferences and beliefs. Learning styles
UNIT 3.- THE ROLE OF INPUT 3.1. Input, intake, output and interaction
3.2. Input in language acquisition theories
3.3. Foreigner talk, Teacher talk and Interlanguage talk
UNIT 4.-TYPES OF LEARNING CONTEXTS 4.1. Naturalistic context vs. classroom context
4.2. Form-focused instruction and meaning-focused instruction
4.3. Task-based instruction
4.4. CLIL
UNIT 5.- THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM 5.1. Lesson planning
5.2. Teaching the language
5.3. L1 use
UNIT 6.- DEVELOPMENTS IN TEACHING APPROACHES 6.1. What is a teaching method?
6.2. Teaching methodologies
6.2.1. Grammar-Translation Approach
6.2.2. Audiolingual method
6.2.3. Natural Approach
6.2.6 Total Physical Response