UZAJ5032 Language Acquisition

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. František Tůma, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Friday 11:00–12:40 G12
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
After a knowledge of language per se, the second foundation needed by language education professionals is an understanding of how language is learnt and acquired. This field of study is known as Language Acquisition. In this one semester course, participants will delve into various aspects of this field through extensive reading, conducting experiments and analysing findings, and by reflecting on their own experiences as learners and teachers.
Syllabus
  • Aspects of psychology of Language
  • First and second language acquisition per se
  • Interlanguage studies
  • The Methodologies and Approaches of language teaching
  • Bloom's taxonomy
  • Vygotsky and constructionism
  • Learning theories
  • Language learning strategies
  • Learner styles, intelligences
  • Error analysis
Literature
    required literature
  • LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 233. ISBN 0194422240. info
  • Approaches and methods in language teaching. Edited by Jack C. Richards - Theodore S. Rodgers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001, ix, 270. ISBN 9780521008433. info
    recommended literature
  • ELLIS, Rod. Second language acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, x, 147. ISBN 019437212X. info
  • BROWN, H. Douglas. Teaching by principles : an interactive approach to language pedagogy. 3rd ed. White Plains: Pearson Education, 2007, xvii, 569. ISBN 9780136127116. info
  • ELLIS, Rod. Understanding Second Language Acquisition. 7. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, 327 s. ISBN 0-19-437081-X. info
  • AITCHISON, Jean. The articulate mammal : an introduction to psycholinguistics. 5th ed. London: Routledge, 2008, viii, 302. ISBN 9780415420228. info
    not specified
  • ELLIS, Rod. Understanding Second Language Acquisition. 7. vyd. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, 327 s. ISBN 0-19-437081-X. info
  • O'MALLEY, J. Michael and Anna Uhl CHAMOT. Learning strategies in second language acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xi, 260. ISBN 052135837X. info
  • GASS, Susan M. and Jacquelyn SCHACHTER. Linguistic perspectives on second language acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, viii, 296. ISBN 0521378117. info
  • ELLIS, Rod. Instructed Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Blackwell, 1994, 230 s. ISBN 0-631-16202-X. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of seminars only. The participants will delve into various aspects of this field through extensive reading, conducting experiments and analysing findings, and by reflecting on their own experiences as learners and teachers.
Assessment methods
The course concludes with a test. Attendance is compulsory.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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