Subject Code ENGL350

Subject Title Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition

Credit Value 3
Level
3
Pre-requisite / Co-
requisite/
Exclusion
None
Objectives
This subject examines the sychological asects o! language lea"ning #ith an
emhasis on second language acquisition$ The subject aims to deeen and
b"oaden students% unde"standing o! second language acquisition and lea"ning
by int"oducing in!luential theo"etical models o! !i"st and second language
acquisition and &ey sychological and socio'cultu"al !acto"s unde"inning
language de(eloment$ The subject #ill also hel students to "e!lect on the
alication o! such &no#ledge to "actical English language teaching and
lea"ning situations$
Intended Learning
Outcomes
)on comletion o! the subject* students #ill be able to+
a$ unde"stand !undamental concets o! sycholinguistics and second
language acquisition ,SLA-.
b$ unde"stand in!luential theo"ies o! second language acquisition #ith
"ega"d to "ocesses o! language de(eloment and !acto"s a!!ecting
language lea"ning.
c$ demonst"ate a#a"eness o! the imact o! socio'cultu"al and indi(idual
!acto"s that a!!ect second language lea"ning.
d$ aly sycholinguistic and SLA concets to the c"itical analysis o!
local and global language teaching and lea"ning a"oaches and
"actices$
e$ aly a"o"iate st"ategies !o" lea"ning autonomously and collabo"at
i(ely$
Subject Sno!sis
/$ 0undamental concets in sycholinguistics and language acquisition
1$ The human b"ain and language lea"ning
3$ Language de(eloment and bilingualism
2$ 3n!luential theo"etical models o! !i"st and second language
acquisition
5$ Social and sychological !acto"s a!!ecting second language
acquisition
4$ Lea"ne" language
Teac"ing/Learning
#et"odolog
Lea"ning is "ima"ily th"ough inte"acti(e lectu"es and semina"s$ All
assignments a"e designed to "o(ide students #ith tas&s that "equi"e the
e(aluation* synthesis and alication o! &ey concets and a"oaches to the
c"itical analysis and discussion o! SLA theo"ies in thei" (a"ious language
lea"ning contexts$
$ssessment #et"ods
in $lignment %it"
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Seci!ic assessment
methods5tas&s
6
#eighting
3ntended subject lea"ning outcomes to be
assessed ,Please tic& as a"o"iate-
a b c d e !
/$ P"oject+ c"itiquing a
ublished SLA study
306

1$ Essay / 306

3$ Essay 1 206

Total /00 6
The subject is assessed enti"ely th"ough cou"se#o"&$ Students a"e assessed in
te"ms o! both subject &no#ledge and gene"ic s&ills th"ough a combination o!
"oject #o"& and essay #"iting to ensu"e that the subject 3L7s a"e met$
Student Stud
E&&ort 'equired
8lass contact+
Lectu"es 19 :"s$
Semina"s /2 :"s$
7the" student study e!!o"t+
P"i(ate study 54 :"s$
Ta&e'home assignments 19 :"s$
Total student study e!!o"t /14 :"s$
'eading List and
'e&erences
'equired Textboo(
Lightbo#n* Patsy ; < Sada* Nina ,1004-$ How languages are learned ,3"d
ed$-$ 7x!o"d+ 7x!o"d )ni(e"sity P"ess$
'ecommended 'eading List
="o#n* :$ >$ ,100?-$ Principles of language learning and teaching$ 5
th
ed$
@hite Plains* NA+ Pea"son Education$
>e =ot* B$ Lo#ie* @$ < Ce"soo"* ;$ ,1005-$ Second language acquisition:
An advanced resource book$ London+ Doutledge$
>oughty* 8$ E$ < Long* ;$ ,Eds$-$ ,1005-$ The handbook of second language
acquisition. =lac&#ell$
Ellis* D$ ,/FF2-$ The study of second language acquisition$ 7x!o"d+ 7x!o"d
)ni(e"sity P"ess$
0ield* E$ ,1003-$ Psycholinguistics: A resource book for students. Ne# Ao"&+
Doutledge$
Gass* S$ ;$* Selin&e"* L$ ,100/-$ Second language acquisition: An
introductory course. ;ah#ah* NE* < London* )B+ La#"ence
E"lbaum$
;itchell* D$ < ;yles* 0$ ,/FF9-$ Second language learning theories) London+
Ed#a"d A"nold$
Sa(ille'T"oi&e* ;$ ,1004-$ Introducing second language acquisition.
8amb"idge+ 8)P$
Steinbe"g* >$ >$* < Scia"ini* N$ C$ ,1004-$ An introduction to
psycholinguistics ,1
nd
ed$-$ :a"lo#* )B+ Pea"son Education$
P"ea"ed by >a(id Gian. De(ised by >a(id Gian* ;ay 10/0