UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR SYLLABUS 2017/2018 English Language and Literature - Graduate Study Study programme Teacher Education Programme Second Language Acquisition Course Compulsory Status of the course 2017/2018 Year Semester I. (Graduate level) 3 ECTS points Anna Martinović, PhD, Assistant Professor Teacher amartino@unizd.hr e-mail Thursdays, 10-11:00h and by appointment Consultation hours Dino Dumančić, prof. Associate/assistant ddumancic@unizd.hr e-mail Wednesdays, 10-11h, and by appointment Consultation hours SK- Room 131 Location Lectures, seminars, consultations Mode of teaching Teaching Workload (30+30+0) Lectures + Seminars + Exercises During the semester students are required to write a mid-term and end-of-term exam, and one seminar paper. At the end of the semester students are required to write a final written exam. Once students pass the final written exam they are eligible to Assessment Criteria attend the oral exam which is also obligatory. Students are expected to actively and Exams participate in class. All grades will be given as percentages. The teacher reserves the right to exempt individual students from the written and/or oral exam. Last day of classes First day of classes 1. 2. Mid-term and term exams 1st exam 2nd exam 3rd exam 4th exam period period period period Final Exams The major goal of the course is to introduce students to the main areas of second language acquisition research, as well as to the influences of other disciplines on the Course objectives theory of the process of second language acquisition that contribute to its interdisciplinary nature. At the end of the course students will: Understand the basic content and goals of second language acquisition research Gain insight into the development of second language acquisition theories and influences which have shaped these theories Learning outcomes Understand the relationship between intra- and extra-linguistic factors which influence the language acquisition process Be able to explain the characteristics of the cognitive and affective factors involved in the second language learning process Be able to identify the characteristics of learner language
UNIVERSITY OF ZADAR SYLLABUS 2017/2018 Study programme English Language and Literature - Graduate Study Teacher Education Programme Course Second Language Acquisition Status of the course Compulsory Year 2017/2018 Semester I. (Graduate level) ECTS points 3 Teacher Anna Martinović, PhD, Assistant Professor e-mail amartino@unizd.hr Consultation hours Thursdays, 10-11:00h and by appointment Associate/assistant Dino Dumančić, prof. e-mail ddumancic@unizd.hr Consultation hours Wednesdays, 10-11h, and by appointment Location SK- Room 131 Mode of teaching Lectures, seminars, consultations Teaching Workload Lectures + Seminars + Exercises (30+30+0) Assessment Criteria and Exams During the semester students are required to write a mid-term and end-of-term exam, and one seminar paper. At the end of the semester students are required to write a final written exam. Once students pass the final written exam they are eligible to attend the oral exam which is also obligatory. Students are expected to actively participate in class. All grades will be given as percentages. The teacher reserves the right to exempt individual students from the written and/or oral exam. First day of classes Last day of classes Mid-term and exams 1. 2. Final Exams 1st exam period 2nd exam period 3rd exam period 4th exam period Course objectives The major goal of the course is to introduce students to the main areas of second language acquisition research, as well as to the influences of other disciplines on the theory of the process of second language acquisition that contribute to its interdisciplinary nature. Learning outcomes At the end of the course students will: Understand the basic content and goals of second language acquisition research Gain insight into the development of second language acquisition theories and influences which have shaped these theories Understand the relationship between intra- and extra-linguistic factors which influence the language acquisition process Be able to explain the characteristics of the cognitive and affective factors involved in the second language learning process Be able to identify the characteristics of learner language term
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