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 5051 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

General Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MELTEM SARGIN

Offered to

General Linguistics

Course Objective

In this course it is aimed that the students study and learn the theories and the processes of first and second language acquisition, and the biological, social and educational factors affecting language acquisition.


Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Comprehending the biological foundations of language acquisition
2   2. Learning the major theories on language acquisition
3   3. Studying the stages of language acquisition and the factors that can inhibit these stages

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Biological foundations of language acquisition 11. Stages of second language acquisition
2 2. Theories of language acquisition 12. Stages of second language acquisition (continued)
3 3. Theories of language acquisition (continued) 13. Factors affecting second languages acquisition (biological, personal, sociological)
4 4. The stages of language acquisition: phonological development 14. Bilingualism
5 5. Stages of language acquisition: lexical and semantic development
6 6. Stages of language acquisition: syntactic and communicative development
7 7. Conditions inhibiting first language acquisition
8 8. CHILDES data base
9 9. Second language acquisition: definition and general principles
10 10. Theories of second language acquisition

Recomended or Required Reading

Cook, V. J. ve Newson, M. (1996). Chomsky s Universal Grammar. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford.
Crystal, D. (1997). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
Lightbown, P. ve Spada, N. M. (2006). How Languages are Learned. Oxford University Press: Oxford.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Student presentations
3. Question-answer
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be evaluated by a mid-term, in-class activities and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at class meetings and handing in assignments in time are of importance. The students have to obey the ethical rules required by the acedemic society such as citation and reference while preparing their assignments.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office no: B Blok B 432
Office tel no: (30)18624

Office Hours

Wednesday afternoons

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 4 3 12
Student Presentations 15 3 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 2 8 16
Reading 10 4 40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 25 25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.155555
LO.255555
LO.355555

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