Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Department: Linguistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides an introduction to (1) the morphosyntactic analysis of tense-aspect systems, (2) the development of inflectional morphology among first and second language learners, (3) the sequence and rate of development of aspectual contrasts, (4) the differences between natural and academic learning sessions and (5) the impact of pedagogical manipulations. Cross-list: SPAN 444. Recommended prerequisite(s): Advanced Spanish or permission of the instructor.