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The course on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) aims to familiarize students with SLA theories, focusing on the psychology of SLA. Assessment includes classroom activities, assigned tasks, a midterm, and a final exam, with strict policies against plagiarism and late work. The teaching plan outlines weekly topics, teaching methods, and assignments, utilizing lectures and presentations.

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SLA second class

The course on Second Language Acquisition (SLA) aims to familiarize students with SLA theories, focusing on the psychology of SLA. Assessment includes classroom activities, assigned tasks, a midterm, and a final exam, with strict policies against plagiarism and late work. The teaching plan outlines weekly topics, teaching methods, and assignments, utilizing lectures and presentations.

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Balkh University

Languages and Literature Faculty


English Department
Course Policy

Subject SLA

Instructor

Semester 4th

Subject Code

Credit No. 3

Contact- line:

Course Goals and


Objectives Course Goal

The goal of this course is to make student familiar with the SLA and SLA
theories. The focus of this semester will be on the psychology of the SLA.

Course Objectives

Upon the completion of the course student will be able to:

 Understand the psychology of SLA

 Student Centered Method


 Interactive Method
Teaching Method

Course Evaluation The assessment is based on the following criteria:

Task 1:(10%) Assessment of work or classroom activities

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Task 2: (10%) Assessment of the assigned tasks

Midterm: (20%) (Descriptive, multiple-choice, practical writing)

Final Exam: 60%) (Descriptive, multiple-choice, practical writing)

Plagiarism and Cheating On any assignment will result in a zero grade for that assignment.

Late Work It is NOT acceptable.

Rules of Conduct within For better class management, please consider followings:
the Classroom:
• Inattentiveness is not permitted during lecture periods.

• Unnecessary interruption in the class proceeding must be avoided.

• Mobiles must be kept at silent mode.

Teaching Plan
Assignments and
Week Details of the lessons to be taught Teaching Method
Submission Date
 The psychology of Second Lecture & power point
st
1 week Language Acquisition 67 presentation
 Languages and the brain 68

 Learning processes Lecture & power point


nd
2 week presentation

 Differences in learners Lecture & power point


presentation
3rd week

 The effects of multilingualism 93  Lecture & power


 Summary 94 point presentation
4th week  Activities 95  Exercise

 Social contexts of Second Language Lecture & power point


Acquisition 99 presentation
5th week  Communicative competence 100
 Microsocial factors 101

2
 Microsocial factors 101(cont.) Lecture & power point
presentation
6th week

 Macrosocial factors 119 Lecture & power point


presentation
7th week

 Macrosocial factors 119 (cont.)  Lecture & power


 Summary 130 point presentation
8th week  Activities 130
Exercise

 Acquiring knowledge for L2 use 133 Lecture & power point


 Competence and use 134 presentation
9th week  Academic vs. interpersonal
competence 135
 Components of language knowledge
137
 Receptive activities 153 Lecture & power point
presentation
10th week

 Productive activities 162  Lecture & power


 Summary 169 point presentation
11th week  Activities 170
Exercise

 L2 learning and teaching 173  Lecture & power


 Integrating perspectives 174 point presentation
 Approaching near-native
12th week competence 179 Exercise
 Implications for L2 learning and
teaching 180
 Summary 18
Final Exam

Prerequisite Subjects

No

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Course Materials and References

 Saville-Troike, M. (2006). Introducing second language acquisition. Cambridge,


UK: Cambridge University Press.

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