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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

AL 404 - Theories of Second Language Acquisition

This course introduces students to issues of second language acquisition (SLA). It discusses the processes involved in language acquisition, the human capacity for language, complexity for learning L2, social and cognitive dimensions of SLA, the relationship between one’s native language and other languages learned after childhood, and biological, and social constraints on L2 acquisition.

Full course