二语习得(L1)

Early second language acquisition
1.Uriel Weinreich -- interference Language in contact(1953) 2. Robert Lado -- contrastive analysis, Linguistics Across Cultures(1957) 3. Chomsky--1960s views of first language acquisition ; the independent grammars assumption and the language acquisition device 4. Larry Selinker -- Approximative systems and interlanguage(1972) 5. Pit Corder--Error analysis(1967,1971,1981)
Course components
Lectures Discussions Assignments Research
Course assessment
Attendance and participation in class discussion (10%) Assignment (20%) Course paper (70%)
Lecture 1
Introduction to SLA and SLA research
Task: pair work. Tell your partner the key issues in the study of SLA
Second Language Acquisition
1. Definition of SLA 2. Origin of Second Language Acquisition 3. Position of SLA 4. Significance of studying SLA 5. Key issues in the study of SLA 5.1 The role of the first language 5.2 The ‘natural’ route of development 5.3 Contextual variation in language-learner language 5.4 Individual learner differences 5.5 The role of the input 5.6 Learner processes 5.7 The role of formal instruction 6. Theories of second language acquisition
Course outline
L1 Introduction to SLA and SLA research L2 The role of the first language L3 The ‘natural’ route of development L4 Contextual variation in language-learner language L5 Individual learner differences L6 The role of the input L7 Learner processes(Learner strategies) L8 Learner processes(The universal hypothesis and SLA) L9 The role of formal instruction L10 Theories of second language acquisition
Welcome to the course of
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Second Language Acquisition
Instructor:Wu Xingdong Tel: 85868595 Email: dongwu@ntu.edu.cn
Course objectives
Students will be able to better describe the psychological and linguistic processes of second language acquisition Students will be able to better identify what internal and external factors help account for why learners do or do not acquire a second language Students will be able to better explain how such factors affect students' classroom performance Students will be able to have a greater understanding of the literature in the field of second language acquisition and develop greater skills in critically reading, understanding, and dissecting that literature Students will be able to relate issues discussed in class to past, current, and prospective learning/teaching experiences and to their future formal and informal research
Course Book
Ellis, R. 1985. Understanding Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
References
1. A. D. Cohen, 《学习和运用第二语言的策略》Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language, 2000年，北京：外语教育与研究出版社 2. Ellis, R. 1997. Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 3. Ellis, Rod. 1994. The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford University Press. 4. Gass, S.M. and Selinker, L. 1994. Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 5. Krashen, S. 1981. Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 6. Larsen-Freeman,《第二语言习得研究概况》An Introduction to Second 《第二语言习得研究概况》 Language Acquisition, 1991, Longman Group UK Ltd. 2000年，北京：外语教育 年 北京： 与研究出版社 7. Lightbown, P.M. and Spada, N. 1999. How Languages are Learned. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 8. Littlewood, William. 1990. Foreign and Second Language Learning. Cambridge University Press. 9. McLaughlin, B. 1987. Theories of Second Language Acquisition. London: Edward Arnold. 10. Vivian Cook, 《语言学和第二语言习得》Linguistics and Second Language 语言学和第二语言习得》 Acquisition, 1993, Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2000年，北京：外语教育与研究出 年 北京： 版社
Linguistic competence and linguistic performance
Linguistic competence refers to the internalized knowledge of the language that a native speaker of that language possesses. Linguistic performance refers to the actual utterances produced by the native speakers.
2. Origin of Second Language Acquisition In the 1960s, many researchers’ attention was shifted from the teaching process to the learning process. It was this shift that introduced a new research field which has come to be known as second language acquisition. Most researchers date the beginning of the SLA field with Corder’s article “The significance of learners’ errors”, published in 1967, or Selinker’s “Interlanguage”, published in 1972.
1. Definition of Second Language Acquisition
The term ‘second language acquisition’ refers to the subconscious or conscious processes by which a language other than the mother tongue is learnt in a natural or a tutored setting. It covers the development of phonology, lexis, grammar, and pragmatic knowledge, but has been largely confined to morphosyntax. The process manifests both variable and invariable features. The study of SLA is directed at accounting for the learner’s competence, but in order to do so has set out to investigate empirically how a learner performs when he or she uses a second language.
Reminders
Every student is expected to participate in class discussion; Every student is encouraged to offer advice concerning class improvement; Every student needs to prepare a notebook to record interesting phenomena in second language acquisition