Second Language Acquisition: An introductory course for teachers

Course code: OT-ANG 361

Instructor: Albert Ágnes
email: albert.agnes74@gmail.com
Time: Thursday 14:15-15:45 (building F, Kerényi, BF-036)
Consultation: Thursday 13:30-14:15, 15:45-16:30, R5 452
Aim of the course:
The aim of this lecture course is to introduce students to various topics of second language
acquisition relevant to language learning and teaching. Topics such as communicative
competence and CLT, the role of native speakers, the role of the L1 in teaching and learning,
the acquisition of grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading, and writing will be
covered during the course.
Requirements & assessment:
Students will be required to take an exam on the topics covered based on the lectures and the
readings.
A Reading Pack of articles will be made available electronically on Moodle.

Schedule for Autumn 2019

Wk Dates/ Topic/Title
Thursday
1 Sept. 12. Introduction to the course: What is SLA?
1) Van Patten, B., & Benati, A. G. (2015). Key terms in second language
acquisition. Chapter 2: Key question in second language acquisition (pp. 11-
60). London, UK: Bloomsbury Publishing.
2 Sept. 19. Teaching English as Communication (Communicative competence & CLT)
2) Savignon, S. (Ed.). (2002). Interpreting communicative language teaching:
Contexts and concerns in teacher education. Chapter One, pp. 1-27.
New Haven; London: Yale University Press.
elective:
Dörnyei, Z., & Thurrell, S. (1991). Strategic competence and how to teach it. ELT
Journal, 45(1), 16-16.
3 Sept. 26. Recent developments in SLA research: Going beyond the native speaker
3) Cook, V. (1999). Going beyond the native speaker. TESOL Quarterly, 33, 185-
209.
elective:
Medgyes, P. (1992). Native or non-native: Who's worth more?. ELT Journal, 46(4),
340-349.
4 Oct. 3. The use of L1 in language teaching and learning
4) Littlewood, W., & Yu, B. (2009). First language and target language in the foreign
language classroom. Language Teaching, 44(1), 64-77.
doi:10.1017/S0261444809990310
elective:
Ellis, R., & Shintani, N. (2013). Exploring language pedagogy through second
language acquisition research. Chapter 9: Using the L1 in the L2 classroom
(pp. 225-248). New York, NY: Routledge.
5 Oct. 10. Grammar acquisition in SLA
5) Nassai, H. (2017). Grammar acquisition. In S. Loewen & M. Sato (Eds.),
Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition (pp. 205-
223). New York, NY: Routledge.
elective:
Nassaji, H., & Fotos, S. (2011). Teaching grammar in second language
classrooms. New York , NY: Routledge.
6 Oct. 17. Vocabulary acquisition in SLA
6) Gonzalez-Fernández, B. & Schmit, N. (2017). Vocabulary acquisition. In S.
Loewen & M. Sato (Eds.), Routledge handbook of instructed second
language acquisition (pp. 280-298). New York, NY: Routledge.
elective:
Dóczi, B., & Kormos, J. (2016). Longitudinal developments in vocabulary knowledge
and lexical organization. Chapter 7: Research implications for vocabulary
teaching (pp. 153-180). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
7 Oct. 24. Listening in a second language
7) Hardison, D. M. (2012). Second language speech perception. In S. M. Gass & A.
Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition (pp.
349-363). New York, NY: Routledge.
elective:
Foucart, A., & Frenck-Mestre, C. (2013). Language processing. In J. Herschensohn
& M. Young-Scholten (Eds.) The Cambridge handbook of second language
acquisition (pp. 394-416). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
8 Oct. 31. Autumn break – no class
9 Nov. 7. NO CLASS?/Revision
10 Nov. 14. Speaking in a second language
8) Derwing, T. M. (2017). L2 fluency development. In S. Loewen & M. Sato (Eds.),
Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition (pp. 246-
259). New York, NY: Routledge.
elective:
Pickering, L. (2012). Second language speech production. In S. M. Gass, & A.
Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition (pp.
335-348). New York, NY: Routledge.
11 Nov. 21. Development of second language reading skills
9) Koda, K. (2012). Development of second language reading skills: Cross linguistic
perspectives. In S. M. Gass, & A. Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook
of second language acquisition (pp. 303-318). New York, NY: Routledge.
elective:
Kuiken, F. & Vedder, I. (2012). Speaking and writing tasks and their effects on
second language performance. In S. M. Gass, & A. Mackey (Eds.), The
Routledge handbook of second language acquisition (pp. 364-377). New
York, NY: Routledge.
12 Nov. 28. Learning to write in a second language
10) Polio, C., & Lee, J. (2017). Written language learning. In S. Loewen & M. Sato
(Eds.), Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition (pp.
299-317). NY: New York: Routledge.
elective:
Polio, C. (2012). The acquisition of second language writing. In S. M. Gass, & A.
Mackey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition
(pp. 319-334). New York, NY: Routledge.
13 Dec. 5. Acquisition of pronunciation
11) Kennedy, S., & Trofimovich, P. (2017). Pronunciation acquisition. In S. Loewen
& M. Sato (Eds.), Routledge handbook of instructed second language
acquisition (pp. 260-279). NY, New York: Routledge.
elective:
Gurzynski-Weiss, L., Long, A. Y., & Solon, M. (2017). TBLT and L2 Pronunciation:
Do the benefits of tasks extend beyond grammar and lexis?. Studies in
Second Language Acquisition, 39(2), 213-224.
14 Dec. 12. Skills acquisition theory and memory systems: Revision
12) Jensen, J. C. (2007). Skill acquisition and second language teaching. Kinki
University Department of Language Education Journal, 3, 119-135.