EDU 653 - Second Language Acquisitions

3 Credits

This course presents an overview of the field of Second Language Acquisition. Students will identify the research, empirical data, and theoretical concepts that explain what happens in the human mind during the acquisition of a first and second or subsequent language. Current theoretical perspectives on second language acquisition will be analyzed including research issues, models, and positions. Second language teaching methods and approaches will be integrated through an interdisciplinary knowledge base of major theories of learning in the fields of linguistics, psychology, sociology, cognitive development, and brain-based research as they relate to language learning and second language acquisition.