Dersin İçeriği

1 Defining the child. Developmental Stages of a child. Stages of Intellectual Development 2 Stages in Language Acquisition Watching Movie on “Genie, the feral child” Behavioristic Approaches The Nativist Approach Functional Approach 4 Competence and Performance Comprehension and Production Nature or Nurture? Universals Systematicity and Variability Language and Thought Imitation Practice Input Discouse 5 Theoretical approaches to explaining second language learning Behaviourism Innatism Universal Grammar Krashen’s ‘Monitor Model’ Recent psychological theories Information processing 6 Factors affecting second language learning Intelligence Aptitude Personality Motivation and attitudes Learner preferences Learner beliefs Age of acquisition 7 Learner language The concept of learner language 8 Learning Strategies 9- Mid-term Exam (written Session) 10 Observing Second Language Teaching 11 Second language Learning in the Classroom 12 Popular ideas about language learning: Facts and Opinions 13 Goup Project Presentations