The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of the field of second language acquisition to help students understand how second or foreign languages are acquired or learned. Students will read about major theories of SLA and learn the individual, social, and cognitive factors and processes that affect the acquisition, development, and use of a second or additional language. Students will also learn to carry out interlanguage data collection and engage in different types of data analysis to inform pedagogy and make connections between abstract knowledge of SLA and practical applications of such knowledge in second/foreign language classrooms.

CILO-1: Conduct second/foreign language studies with key SLA concepts and theories, principles and methodology; CILO-2: Tell differences and similarities between the first and second language acquisition; CILO-3: Evaluate second/foreign language studies through various factors affecting second language learning; CILO-4: Apply SLA theories into second language teaching.