SLA-English department Unila

GARIS-GARIS BESAR PROGRAM PENGAJARAN

JUDUL MATA KULIAH : Second Language Acquisition
KODE MATA KULIAH : KBI 328 /2 SKS
DOSEN PENGANGGUNG JAWAB: Hery Yufrizal, M.A., Ph.D



Short Description

What is the study of second language acquisition? It is the study of how second languages are learned. It is the study of how learning creates a new language system with only limited exposure to a second language. It is the study of what is learned of a second language and what is not learned; it is the study of why most second language learners do not achieve the same degree of proficiency in a second language as they do in their native language; it is also the study of why only some learners appear to achieve native-like proficiency in more than one language. Additionally, second language acquisition is concerned with the nature of the hypothesis (whether conscious or conscious) that learners come up with regarding the rules of the second language. Are the rules like those of the native language? Are they like the rules of the language being learned? Are there patterns that are common to all learners regardless of the native language and regardless of the language being learned? Do the rules created by second language learners vary according to the context of use?

This course will be conducted as a seminar, focusing on hands-on analysis of second language acquisition data