LING 5760 - Second Language Acquisition Research and Theory

• Students will understand and be able to articulate the difference between implicit language competence and explicit language knowledge.
• Students will understand and be able to articulate the difference between monolingualism and multi-competence.
• Students will understand and be able to articulate the necessary conditions for successful second language acquisition, including the necessary types and amounts of language input and interaction.
• Students will understand and be able to articulate the primary factors that affect the rate, route, and ultimate success of second language acquisition, including language transfer, acquisitional universals, age, aptitude, motivation, and strategy use.
• Students will understand and be able to exemplify the differences between learning strategies and communication strategies.
• Students will understand the concept of Interlanguage and recognize how it differs from the language knowledge of a monolingual native speaker.