7645.20 - Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
To give students an understanding of how second/foreign languages are learned, and to identify the differences between first and second language acquisition and their relevance to the Faroese context for English as a foreign language. To give an overview of the various socio-cultural and psychological factors that contribute to the development of the English as a foreign language teacher.
Definition and characteristics of Foreign language acquisition & Second language acquisition. Comparison of First language acquisition & Second language acquisition. Critical periods for First language acquisition and the role of age in Second language acquisition. Socio cultural & socio-psychological factors significant to the development of the pre-service teacher in English as a foreign language teaching context.
Learning and teaching approaches
Blended learning ▪ Lectures by course instructor. ▪ Online discussion questions on Moodle to cover syllabus sections. ▪ Pair student work designing tool boxes for peer learning.
On completion of the course, students must be able to: • Identify the principles of Foreign language acquisition and explain its influence on foreign language learning. • Identify the principles of Second language acquisition and explains its influence on foreign language learning. • Analyse the challenges involved in learning English as a foreign language in the context of the Faroese school system. • Analyse how Teacher cognition. Teacher self efficacy and Classroom management contribute to effective teaching. • Understand how Inclusive education & culturally responsive pedagogy can be implemented in teaching.
Online discussion questions requiring application of Second language acquisition theoretical basis to English as a foreign language in Faroese classrooms. Webquest design for theoretical concepts. (Peer & teacher assessment)
Extracts from relevant & current text books + Current & relevant research articles as uploaded in Moodle Course module folder.