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Contributions to Language Learning 1. Introduction

This course explores the intricacies of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), focusing on the study of L2 grammars, also known as interlanguage grammars (ILGs). We will investigate how these grammars are formed, their characteristics, and the processes through which learners acquire and utilize L2 knowledge. By examining diverse approaches—including sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and various linguistic frameworks—we aim to address fundamental questions about the nature of L2 grammars, their development, and the evidence supporting Universal Grammar in SLA.

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Contributions to Language Learning 1. Introduction

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  1. Contributions to Language Learning1. Introduction 2005 LAEL, Lancaster University Florencia Franceschina

  2. Popular ideas about SLA Exercise

  3. Terminology • Second language acquisition • Foreign language acquisition • Acquisition of additional languages • Bilingual language acquisition

  4. Big questions • What are L2 grammars like? What is the nature of interlanguage grammars? • How are L2 grammars acquired? How do they develop? • How is L2 knowledge put to use?

  5. Approaches to SLA research • Sociolinguistic • Linguistic • Psycholinguistic

  6. Linguistic approaches • Generativist • Emergentist (usage-based) • Functionalist • …

  7. L2 grammar The focus of this course will be on the study of L2 grammars (a.k.a. Interlanguage grammars or ILGs, after the term coined by Selinker)

  8. The nature of ILGs Excercise

  9. Evidence for UG in L1A L1A is: • Quick • Effortless • Uniform across stages of acquisition • Robust in terms of noisy/variable input • It shows equipotentiality across learners

  10. Evidence for UG in SLA? We will consider the evidence in the module on SLA theories.

  11. Reading • Gass, S. and L. Selinker 2001: Second language acquisition. An introductory course. (2nd edition) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. (Chapter 1) • Hawkins, R. 2001: Second language syntax. A generative introduction. Oxford: Blackwell. (Chapter 1) • White, L. 2003:Second language acquisition and Universal Grammar. (2nd edition) Cambridge: CUP. (Chapter 1)

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