Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Department: Linguistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course surveys and critiques various theories of second language acquisition. Major topics are: analysis of linguistic, cognitive and social processes in the development of second languages, formal hypothesis of non-academic and classroom L2 learning, analysis of various SLA research methodologies and interpretation of findings from SLA research. Cross-list: SPAN 381. Recommended prerequisite(s): Third-year Spanish or permission of instructor.