Second Language Acquisition

Subject
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Author/s:
Dr. Jesus Arzamendi
Dr. Ignacio Palacios
Mr. Philip Ball

Aim of the subject
CHAPTER 1. Applied linguistics
1.1. The development of linguistics
1.2. Main features of the pragmatic paradigm
1.3. The field of applied linguistics
1.4. Fields of study in applied linguistics: introduction
1.5. Suggestions for further reading
1.6. Web reading
CHAPTER 2. The acquisition and role of the first language
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Rules versus habits: behaviourism versus mentalism or cognitivism
2.2.1. Behaviourist theory
2.2.2. Nativist/Mentalist/Cognitive theories
2.2.3. Functional approaches, developmental or interactionist theory
2.3. Contrastive and error analysis
2.4. Interlanguage
2.5. L1 acquisition and L2 learning compared
2.6. Readings
2.7. Suggestions for further reading
2.8. Web reading
CHAPTER 3. The learning of a second language
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Individual learning factors: an overview
3.3. Input and interaction
3.4. The role of formal instruction in the learning of a second language

3.5. Bilingualism and multilingualism
3.6. Suggestions for further reading
3.7. Web reading
CHAPTER 4. Second Language Acquisition models: critical review
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Main models or theories of SLA
4.2.1. Sociolinguistic models
4.2.1.1. The acculturation model (Schumann 1978)
4.2.1.2. The nativisation model (Andersen 1979)
4.2.1.3. Accommodation theory (Giles and Byrne 1982)
4.2.2. Linguistic models
4.2.2.1. Discourse theory (Hatch 1978)
4.2.2.2. The variable competence model (Ellis 1984; Tarone 1983; Widdowson 1979;
Bialystok 1978)
4.2.2.3. The universal hypothesis (Chomsky 1976, 1986)
4.2.2.4. Swain's Output thesis
4.2.3. Cognitive models
4.2.3.1. The monitor model (Krashen 1981, 1982, 1985)
4.2.3.2. Mc Laughlin's Information Processing Model (Mclaughlin 1978, 1990)