SPAN420: Current Issues in SLA

This course serves as an introduction to the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and teaching. It presents an overview of SLA research with an emphasis on four different areas: 1) pedagogy 2) use 3) analysis and 4) processes. Successful completion of the course will allow the student to demonstrate familiarity with basic concepts of each of the four areas, with a special focus on issues related to language contact, bilingualism, and research methodology. Students will also design and implement an original research project. Pre-requisites: SPAN 361 or 363


Course info
When Mon & Wed 17:10 - 19:10
Where Murray 208, Online

Teaching
Instructor Joseph Casillas     OH: Mon & Wed 12:00 - 13:00 or by appointment (AB 5174)

Texts
1 Koike, D. A., & Klee, C. (2013). Lingüística aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua. New York: Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-40799-8.
2 Grosjean, F., & Li, P. (2012). The psycholinguistics of bilingualism. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-1-4443-3279-7.
3 Journal articles, chapters. Available on Canvas

Presentations
01/31 1b: Potowski y Carreira (2010) Alyssa y Nathalia
02/16 2a: Cap. 3 - Los pronombres Salma y Jo
02/21 2b: Flores-Ferrán (2004) Marisa, Amelia y Alyssa
03/09 3a: Knightly et al. (2003) Salma, Clara y Nathalia
03/21 3b: Pallier et al. (1997) Samantha y Jo
04/06 4a: Why bilinguals are smarter Samantha, Amelia, Esther
04/11 4b: Mokadam et al. (2017) Clara, Marisa, Esther