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| YIDE503 | Theories of Second Language Acquisition | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide a thorough account of what is known about second language acquisition (SLA) ; to give teachers of second or foreign languages a clear idea of what happens in SLA, both inside and outside the classroom; and to help teachers make their theory of language learning explicit through an examination of language-learner language and the processes that produce it. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| 1. Key issues in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) . 2. The role of the first language3. Interlanguage and the 'natural' route of development4. Variability in interlanguage5. Individual learner differences and Second Language Acquisition6. Input, interaction, and Second Language Acquisition7. Learner strategies8. The Universal Hypothesis and Second Language Acquisition9. The role of formal instruction in Second Language Acquisition10. Theories of Second Language Acquisition. |
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