English Linguistics: the Acquisition of English

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4020124FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

English

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Alexis Housen (course titular)
Bastien De Clercq
Eva Marie Koch

Activities and contact hours

6 contact hours Lecture
7 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
25 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Course topic

Introduction to the study of the process of second language acquisition and the analysis of learner language, with specific reference to English.

Course material

Course text (Recommended) : Reader, A reader to the course English Language Studies - The Acquisition of English, Alex Housen

Additional info

Materials

Lecture slides, a reader containing core reading assignments as well as supplementary readings, and (possibly) handouts.

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

Leerresultaat AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, students should:

Become familiar with English learner language and methods for investigating it.
Understand how different aspects of the English language are acquired.
Understand how learner-internal and learner-external factors can affect second language learning.
Become familiar with theories of second language acquisition.
Become familiar with (empirical) research on second language acquisition.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
PRAC Presentation determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral exam with a relative weight of 70 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral presentation with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

First exam session:

Evaluation consists of the following components:

Oral presentation on a topic in research on SLA and ESL (group assignment; in the course of November/December; 30% of final mark)
Oral exam (individual; during first exam session; 70% of final mark)

In order to pass the course, it is required (a) to participate in both the oral presentation and the oral exam, and (b) to obtain at least 10/20 in total.

Students who obtain less than 7/20 on one of the two components of the evaluation cannot pass the course, regardless of their performance on the other evaluation component. In such cases, their final mark will correspond to the score obtained for the lowest evaluated component.

Second (resit) exam session:

Evaluation consists of the following components:

Oral presentation on a topic in research on SLA and ESL (individual; during second exam session; 30% of final mark)
Oral exam (individual; during second exam session; 70% of final mark)

In order to pass, it is (a) required to participate in both the oral presentation and the oral exam, and (b) to obtain at least 10/20 in total.

Students’ marks from an evaluation component from the first session will be transferred to the second session if they obtained at least 10/20 on this component.

Students who obtain less than 7/20 on one of the two components are not able to pass the course, regardless of their performance on the other evaluation component. In such cases, their final mark will correspond to the score obtained for the lowest evaluated component.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context