2013_14
Guia docent 
Facultat de Lletres
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català 
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
 Assignatures
  L'ANGLÈS COM A LLENGUA ESTRANGERA
   Continguts
Tema Subtema
UNIT 1.- INTRODUCTION. REVISION OF KEY ISSUES 1.1. Second Language Acquisition
1.2. English as a Second Language (ESL) vs. English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
1.3. Second Language Acquisition vs. Third Language Acquisition
1.4. Acquisition vs. Learning
1.5. Implicit vs. Explicit Learning
1.6. Interlanguage
1.7. Individual Learner Differences
UNIT 2.- THE ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH IN A MULTILINGUAL CONTEXT 2.1. What is bilingualism and multilingualism?
2.2. Multilingual Acquisition
2.3. Is multilingualism beneficial for language acquisition?
2.4. Models of multilingualism
2.5. The multilingual mind
2.6. Multilingual speech production
UNIT 3.- THE LINGUISTIC CONTEXT IN ESL / EFL 3.1. Input and intake
3.2. Interaction
3.3. Output
3.4. The role of input
3.5. Input in theories of language acquisition
3.6. The effects of input and interaction on acquisition
3.7. Foreign talk (ESL). Definition, features and functions
3.8. Teacher talk (EFL). Definition, features and functions
UNIT 4.- TYPES OF ENGLISH LEARNING CONTEXTS 4.1. Naturalistic context
4.2. Classroom context
4.2.1. Instruction in the classroom. Developments in teaching approaches. Form-focused instruction and meaning-focused instruction. CLIL
4.2.2. Treatment of errors
4.2.3. The effects of instruction in the acquisition of ESL. Effects on the route and on the rate and on the ultimate level of attainment.
4.3. Mixed Contexts. Immersion Programmes. Stay-abroad programmes
UNIT 5.- LEARNER STRATEGIES IN EFL 5.1. Definition, main features and classification.
5.2. Learning strategies. Cognitive, metacognitive and social strategies
5.3. Communication strategies
UNIT 6.- RESEARCH IN SLA 6.1. Types of research and types of experiments
6.2. Writing a research report in SLA