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Photo: A kanga cloth reads in Swahili: "Naogopa simba na meno yake; siogopi mtu kwa maneno yake" (I fear the lion and its teeth; I do not fear a person's words).
In order to succeed in this course, you'll need to participate regularly in our live, in-person class meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays on campus.
In order to succeed in this course, you'll need to participate regularly in our live, in-person class meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays on campus.
✅ Our course meets 2 times a week, with regular assigned readings--our scheduled meetings on campus will support your learning with live discussions and activities.
Video: I'm working to make sure you have access to free and low-cost textbooks for our course!
Video: I'm working to make sure you have access to free and low-cost textbooks for our course!
💰 Each of our 2 required books are available through the CSUDH Library, or your local public library.
✅ All additional course materials, instructions, and Zoom links (for office hours) are posted to our Canvas course page.
You will also need regular Internet access to view course materials, and complete and submit assignments.
You will also need regular Internet access to view course materials, and complete and submit assignments.
Computers and/or wi-fi are available on-campus at Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for your use.
Computers and/or wi-fi are available on-campus at Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) for your use.
✅ Any updates to the schedule of class meetings and/or office hours--such as campus holidays--will be posted to our course calendar in Canvas.
Course Description
Course Description
How are languages learned?
How are languages learned?
This course provides a general introduction to the field of second language acquisition (SLA) for future teachers and researchers of English as a second/foreign language and of other languages.
The course examines current research and theory on SLA with the goal of providing students with a critical understanding of different perspectives.
This includes examining and evaluating student learning, as well as the development of scholarly explanations and theories for how learners acquire additional languages.
We will examine universal, individual, and social sources of influence on the learning of additional languages and on the development of bi/multilingualism.
We will develop together a hands-on course project, through multiple steps, where we design a study, collect the data, and finally write a report following academic conventions in the fields of bilingualism or SLA.
Linguistics has many interdisciplinary connections.
Linguistics has many interdisciplinary connections.
This course counts toward the CSUDH Linguistics major and MA TESOL program.
What is your note-taking style?
What passions can you bring to our course?
Your active participation may include note-taking, formulating your own questions, and responding to your peers in discussion.
Course Materials & Textbooks
Course Materials & Textbooks
This course aims to examine a range of contemporary concerns in social and historical context.
For this reason, we will seek to explore a variety of primary and secondary sources, including original research data, research articles, and language learner narratives.
This course is a Low-Textbook-Cost (LTC) course.
This course is a Low-Textbook-Cost (LTC) course.
LTC means that this course uses materials that are available at low and more affordable COST to you.
I collaborated with our CSUDH Librarians to get a low cost textbook arrangement for you. I support the Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) Funding program because I care about your success.
Course Reserves at CSUDH Library: Although the library will have a physical copy of the textbook available for 2-hour checkout, you may want to obtain a personal copy for yourself. We will use the discussion questions included with each chapter for our regular take-home assignments.
To read the book, visit the Course Reserves desk on the 2nd floor of Library North and ask for the title or course number.
You will need to bring your CSUDH student ID card for 2-hour checkout of the book while in the library. You cannot borrow the book overnight or take it out of the library.
Any questions? Please contact the University Library at ask@csudh.libanswers.com.
We will use the book Introducing Second Language Acquisition, 3rd Edition by Muriel Saville-Troike and Karen Barto (2016).
👉🏽 Be sure to look for the 3rd Edition of the text, which includes enhanced discussion of language teaching strategies.
How to access a digital copy of Introducing Second Language Acquisition (3rd Edition)
How to access a digital copy of Introducing Second Language Acquisition (3rd Edition)
You can access a digital copy of Introducing Second Language Acquisition (3rd Edition) through the CSUDH Bookstore and our Canvas course site (via Follet and BryteWave e-reading platform).
To read the book online, you will need to enter your CSUDH username and password.
For help with your student username and password, please contact Information Technology at https://dhnet.csudh.edu to reset your password, or contact the Information Technology Support Help Desk at (310) 243-2500.
For any further questions about accessing this ebook, or finding it on the library's website, please contact the University Library at ask@csudh.libanswers.com.
This textbook also includes additional online resources - free!
Need a preview of the textbook?
Need a preview of the textbook?
😅 I encourage you to explore the Google Books preview of this text!
📗 The Cambridge University Press website also has a great preview of the book.
Here's a view of the first page of Chapter One. Each chapter has a list of key terms, discussion questions, and highlighted boxes with important concepts.
The book also includes a glossary!
I chose this book because of these learning features, as well the book's lower cost.
Our other main text is available online through the CSUDH Library or your local public library - You do NOT need to purchase this book for the course:
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri (2016, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein)
This wonderful, autobiographical book is a bilingual text in Italian and English. The true story traces the author's experience of moving to Italy and working to slowly gain confidence in speaking and writing in Italian.
All other assigned readings and materials will be posted to Canvas.
All other assigned readings and materials will be posted to Canvas.
This may include podcasts, videos, blog posts, news articles, and research articles that I will choose in response to our discussion.
I may also provide paper handouts in class, which will be subsequently posted to Canvas.
You are encouraged to approach our course materials critically:
You are encouraged to approach our course materials critically:
Together, let’s question why information is presented the way it is,
Assess which communities and ways of speaking are (not) represented, and
Evaluate how these readings and materials present a certain perspective on language and/or linguistics.
Building Online Community
Building Online Community
Here are some steps to help us work together to make our classroom, and use of the Canvas learning platform, fun and inviting.
Here are some steps to help us work together to make our classroom, and use of the Canvas learning platform, fun and inviting.
1. Update your Canvas profile! (see this video for instructions)
Add a profile picture, and tell us a little bit about you.
What's your favorite book? Undergraduate or graduate major?
Which languages do you speak or read?
2. Consider how your choices of words and images impact our community.
When you participate in our online discussion forums, how do you want others to receive your perspective?
Do you like to use .gifs and/or memes to communicate?
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