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KAA / MUSLA
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAA
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MUSLA
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Introduction to Second Language Acquisit
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Form of course completion
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Course-credit
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Long Title
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Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Seminar
2
[HRS/WEEK]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / 0
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0 / 20
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0 / 0
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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KAA/USLA
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
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Course objectives:
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The aim of the course is to introduce the multidisciplinary field of second language acquisition, its structure and methodology. The aim is also to enable students, who have already acquired knowledge of the language and about the language, to obtain deeper insights into the processes of second language acquisition and learning. Students´ understanding of the complexity of the processes will facilitate their (self-)reflection. The main emphasis will be placed on an individual study of the relevant literature including the analysis of research outcomes.
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Requirements on student
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1. active participation in seminars (two unattended classes tolerated)
2. presentation of a chosen topic
3. submitting a seminar paper (analysis of a selected study) and a follow-up discussion
Specific requirements concerning the presentation and the seminar paper will be provided in the first seminar and then they will be available in IS STAG.
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Content
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Basic theoretical framework of the theory of second language acquisition, terminology.
First and second language acquisition.
Error and error analysis: synchronic and diachronic perspective.
Interlanguage.
Learning theories and second language acquisition.
Interlanguage studies: social, cognitive and linguistic aspects.
Individual differences in second language acquisition: age, aptitude, motivation.
Language learning strategies.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Spada, N.; Lightbrown, P. How Languages Are Learnt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Basic:
Ellis, R. Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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Recommended:
Hummel, K. M. Introducing Second LAnguage Acquisition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
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Recommended:
Gass, S., M.; Selinker, L. Second Language Acquisition. Routledge, 2008.
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Recommended:
Ellis, R. The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Recommended:
Ortega, L. Understanding Second Language Acquisition. London: Hodder Education, 2009.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
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Competences acquired |
Students will develop their ability to proces information and to think critically. They will be also able to anmalyse a problem and view it from both diachronic and synchronic perspective. Furthermore, they will develop their presentation and (self-)reflective skills. |
Teaching methods |
- Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Methods of individual activities
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Assessment methods |
- Discussion
- Self project defence
- Presentation
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