ETL711 - Learning An Additional Language

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Mohammed Aldhulaee
Trimester 2: Mohammed Aldhulaee
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: ECL774
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including weekly engagement with materials and responses in discussion forums

Content

This unit explores the processes involved in learning a language, and how these are researched using notions such as error analysis, contrastive analysis and learner language. It considers how the acquired language is studied, and the relationship between first and additional language acquisition. Among the factors discussed are learner variability, silent period and language production, and cognitive effects of second language acquisition.

Other topics covered include the features of the sociocultural context of language learning that influence acquisition and the experience of language immersion.

The unit explores also features of the second language classroom that impact the acquisition, including feedback and noticing, teacher-role and learning strategies.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Understand complex factors that influence the acquiring of a second language

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO2

Understand the theories and processes of additional/second language acquisition

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Describe the range of factors that influence the acquisition of an additional language

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Respond critically to traditional psychosocial descriptions as well as contemporary sociocultural descriptions of second/foreign language acquisition

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO5

Re-contextualize the role of the first language when learning a second language

GLO2: Communication

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Learning log 2500 words 50% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 - Analysis of classroom lesson from language acquisition perspective 2500 words 50% Information not yet available

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ETL711 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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