Master
2021/2022
Second Language Acquisition
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Russian as a Foreign Language in Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Perspective)
Area of studies:
Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of Linguistics
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
2 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Yana Akhapkina
Master’s programme:
Russian as a Foreign Language in Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Perspective
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
12
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course (a) aims to develop students’ critical understanding of some general processes and principles of first and second multilingual language acquisition and (b) presents the different techniques used in the field of first and second multilingual language acquisition. The lectures analyse in detail the main theories of language acquisition, i.e. ‘nature’ and ‘nurture’ theories, the role of innate vs. acquired knowledge and their connection to the cognitive development. The work with the naturalistic data from the CHILDES data-bank and with the experimental evidence will provide students with the skills necessary to investigate the linguistic material, in general, and with the knowledge on the bilingual acquisition of lexicon, grammar and discourse, in particular.
Learning Objectives
- to introduce students to key notions of the main theories of language acquisition
- to acquaintance students with goals and methods of language acquisition
- to introduce students to main theories of first and second multilingual language acquisition
Expected Learning Outcomes
- makes empirical observations and theoretical generalizations (in English)
- reads and critically assesses current literature of the field of first and second multilingual language acquisition
- understands the key principles of language research within first and second multilingual language acquisition
- understands the main concepts and terms of second language acquisition
Course Contents
- Situation with multilingualism in the world
- Multilingual Lexicon
- Experimental and Longitudinal data
- Morphology and syntax in multilingual acquisition
- Discourse, Texts and Narratives
- Typical and atypical multilingual language acquisition – how to differentiate?
- Tests for multilinguals
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Keating, G. D. (2016). Second Language Acquisition: The Basics. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1067690
- Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course By: Gass, Susan M; Babb-Rosensfeld; Plonsky, Luke; Behney, Jennifer. Routledge. ISBN: 978-0-415-89478-4, 978-0-415-89495-1, 978-0-203-13709-3, 978-1-136-48877-1, 978-1-136-48879-5, 978-1-136-48880-1, 978-1-299-81206-2. Education (General).
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Baker, D. L., Basaraba, D. L., & Richards-Tutor, C. (2018). Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Perspectives and Challenges. New York: Nova. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1931448