Second Language Acquisition ((3))

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This class discusses the conscious and unconscious process of learning a second language after the first language has already been acquired, examines the influence of first language acquisition on second language development, explores issues in second language literacy, examines second language assessment/testing techniques and syllabus design, and explores the major theories which support second language acquisition. Topics will include cognitive, affective, and sociocultural factors, interlanguage, the Critical Period Hypothesis, Contrastive Analysis, error correction, simplified input, and acculturation.