L2 Acquisition and Learning
1
2017-2018
02015855
Linguistics
Portuguese
Face-to-face
SEMESTRIAL
10.0
Compulsory
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado
Recommended Prerequisites
Level C1 in Portuguese is a prerequisite for all courses in the program.
Teaching Methods
Drawing on students' personal experiences as native speakers and as non-native speakers of languages as a starting point, theoretically sustained definitions of basic concepts result from reading assignments and class discussions. The concept of interlanguage is addressed using a hands-on approach with data selected from reliable and accessible P L2 production corpora.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing the course, the student is expected to:
1. General skills:
- be able to define, with guided supervision, adequate research goals;
- be capable of selecting, with autonomy, credible and relevant information in the light of the research goals defined;
- plan and write an essay/report on the research carried out, and to present it orally.
2. Specific skills:
- master the core concepts covered in the syllabus;
- apply explicit criteria in identifying subtypes of non-monolingual speakers of Portuguese;
- acknowledge the differences between language acquisition and language learning considering underling cognitive processes;
- identify specific properties of L2 development and the critical language structures for non-native learners of Portuguese
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
1. Basic concepts: native language, (NL), non-native language (NNL) - foreign language (FL) and second language (SL); L1/A e L2/B; non native variety of a colonial language, creole, heritage language.
2. Bilingualism(s): towards a typology of PL2 learners;
3. Acquisition and learning of L1/NL and L2/NNL.
4. Interlanguage(s):
4.1. L1 transfer and L1 non-dependent mechanisms;
4.2. the role of different types of input.
Head Lecturer(s)
Cristina dos Santos Pereira Martins
Assessment Methods
Assessement
Other: 20.0%
Synthesis work: 30.0%
Research work: 50.0%
Bibliography
Doughty, C. J. & Long, M. H. (Eds.) (2003). The Handbook of Second Language Acquisition. Malden: Blackwell.
Gass, S. & Selinker, L. (2008). Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course. NY: Routledge.
Leiria; I. (2006). Léxico, aquisição e ensino do Português europeu língua não materna. Lisboa: FCG/FCT.
Martins, C. (ed.). (n.d.) Corpus de Produções Escritas de Aprendentes de PL2 (PEAPL2/CELGA). Retrieved from http://www.uc.pt/fluc/rcpl2/
Martins, C. & Pereira, I. (2011) Metodologias de ensino de PL2 à medida dos aprendentes. In C. Flores (Ed.), Múltiplos Olhares Sobre o Bilinguismo (pp. 45-65). Braga: Húmus.
Selinker, L. (1972) Interlanguage. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 10(3), 209-231.