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SLAT2001
INTRO TO SECONDLANGUAGE LEARNING
AND TEACHING
INTRODUCTIONWEEK 18/10/2013
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WELCOME TO INTRO TO SECOND
LANGUAGE LEARNING AND
TEACHING!!
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OUTLINE OF THE CLASS TODAY
Aims/objectives
Overview of the course
Class structure
Textbook
Staff
Assessment
Second language learning and acquisitionPopular ideas about
second language learning
Background survey
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AIMS
1. to provide an introduction to the study of second
language learning and teaching
2. to introduce a range of theoretical models ofsecond language
learning
3. to examine the contribution of applied linguistics
in the field of second language teaching; in
particular, the evolution of different approachesto language
curriculum over the past fifty years
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OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing this course you shouldbe able
to:
1. Relate your understanding of the process ofsecond language
learning to your own language
learning2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the
process of second language learning in theclassroom
3. Understand wide issues surrounding classroomsecond language
learning
4. Discuss the history and development of secondand foreign
language teaching methodology
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ABOUT THE COURSE (ECP)
Class structure
Textbook
Spada & Lightbown (2006). How
languages are learned (3rd Ed).Oxford: OUP
Blackboard
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Lecture
Lecture
Small group discussion
Activity
Tutorial (Sign on SiNet)
Discussion implications for teaching
Activity
Preparation for assessment8/10/2013
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ASSESSMENT (ECP)#1 Reflective essay (25%) - 19 August
Reflect on your learning a second/foreign
language
#2 Field report (35%) 21 September
Classroom observation OR
Data analysis
#3 Essay (40%) 25 October
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LEARNING A SECOND
LANGUAGE
What do you know?
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ANECDOTES
1. My grandma came to Australia from Italy
when she was eighteen, and has lived
here for 50 years, but still doesnt speakEnglish very well.
2. I studied French for five years at highschool, but I cant
speak at all.
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(CONTD)
3. I repeat the same sentence many times
hoping I wont make mistakes, but I still
make the same mistakes when I speak.4. After I spent 2 months in
Japan over
summer, my Japanese has become very
fluent.
5. Any other anecdotes?
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WHY?
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ANY THOUGHTS?
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1. Length of stay living here for 50+ years
Motivation did she have to learn English?
Psychological distance
2. 5 years at high school
Second language learning
Knowledge of grammar
Communication
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(CONTD)
3. Mistakes and error correction
Language learning is NOT habit formation.
Learners go through one stage to another
What you learned as knowledge is not
necessarily what you can produce.
4. Exposure to language Push learners to understand and use
the
language will help learners improve fluency.
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LEARNING A SECOND
LANGUAGE (L2)
Translating from L2 to L1 doesnt work
Can we associate all L2 words with action and
notion? Is it an efficient way to learn a L2 word?
Learning a L2 is the same as learning a mothertongue (first
language, L1). Is it true?
Cant we use our L1 to learn a L2?
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SECOND LANGUAGELEARNING/ACQUISITION(SLL / SLA)Second language
(SL, L2)
What is it?
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(CONTD)
1. the process of learning another language after
the native language (L1) has been learned
2. the study of how second languages are learned
1. the study of how learners create a new
language system with only limited exposure to
a second language and what is not learned
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4. the study of why only some learners appear to
achieve native-like proficiency in more than
one language
4. the study of why most second language
learners do not achieve the same degree of
proficiency in their native language
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BASIC TERMINOLOGY
Native language (NL)
The first language (L1) that a child learns.
The primary language, the mother language
Target language (TL)
the language being learned
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Second language (L2)
A cover term for any language other than the
first language learned by a given learner or
group of learners
Foreign language
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(CONTD)
Foreign language learning (FL)
The learning of a nonnative language in the
environment of ones native language e.g.,French speakers
learning English in France
Second language learning (SL) The learning of a nonnative
language in the
environment in which that language is spoken
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WHY STUDY SECOND LANGUAGELEARNING/ACQUISITION? Bi- and
multi-lingualism is the norm in the
world
SLA research informs theory and practicein L2 teaching and
learning.
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LEARNING ENVIRONMENTNaturalistic SLA
the language is learned through communication
that takes in naturally occurring social situation
Instructed SLA
the language is learnt through study with the help
of guidance from reference books or classroom
instructions.
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GENERAL ISSUES IN LANGUAGELEARNING RESEARCH (L1 OR L2) To what
extent is language 'acquired' or
'learned?
What is being acquired?
How do we learn? Process
Is there any individual difference in rate,
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WHAT IS BEING ACQUIRED? Sound system pronunciation, rhythm,
intonation
Grammar
word order, ending (-s, -ed)
Vocabulary
Appropriate use of the language
e.g., greeting, apologising, opening and closing
telephone conversation,
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POPULAR IDEAS ABOUT
LANGUAGE LEARNING AND
TEACHING
See handout.
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SUMMARY
Introduction of the course
Aims and objectives
Assessment
Learning a second language Anecdotes of second language
learning
Second language acquisition/learning
Basic terminology
Why do we study SLA?
SLA Research
What is being learned?8/10/2013
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NEXT WEEK
Topic Child Language Acquisition
Reading Chapter 1 in Lightbown and Spada
(2006)
Sign up for tutorial
Have a great week!!!
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USEFUL ONLINE MATERIALS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsGKQ3RTWnk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LOBBLmgYc
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