COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DIL 4065 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZCAN VURAL

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make students comprehend language acquisition theories, to enable students to compare and exemplify theories, to define language development and the stages of language acquisition process and language acquisition processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Learning the developmental stages of mother tongue acquisition
2   2. Learning the second language acquisition process
3   3. To be able to compare the language acquisition processes of children and adults
4   4. Recognizing language acquisition theories
5   5. Examining the effects on language by relating theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Mother tongue acquisition
2 Relationship between communication and language development
3 Communication development and preverbal communication behaviors in the preverbal period
4 Second language acquisition
5 Behavioral theory
6 The relationship of behavioral theory to language acquisition
7 Midterm
8 Innate theory
9 The relation of nativist theory to language acquisition
10 Cognitive theory
11 The relationship of cognitive theory to language acquisition
12 Socio-cultural theory
13 Ecological systems theory
14 The relationship of socio-cultural and ecological systems theory with language acquisition
15 Article Review about Language Acquisition
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lightbrown,M.Patsy.,Spada,Nina 2006. How Languages are Learned Oxford:Oxford University Press
Brown,H.Douglas. 2000. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching Pearson
Krashen, S. 1982.Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Presentation
2. Discussion
3. Question & Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term
Final exam

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2 will be evaluated with a midterm exam and 3-4-5 with a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance at 80% of the classes is mandatory.
2. Participation in the midterm and final activities will be taken into account in the evaluation.
3. Attempts to cheat and plagiarize in the midterm and final exams will be evaluated as "0" (zero).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eda.can@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Practice (Reflection) 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 28 28
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25555555
LO.35555555
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LO.55555555

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