6740.22 - Teaching English I - Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

6740.22

Teaching English I - Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)

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The student must be enrolled in Teacher Education (at the Faculty of Education)

To give students an understanding of how second/foreign languages are learned, and to identify the differences between first and second language acquisition and their relevance to the Faroese context for English as a foreign language. To give an overview of the various socio-cultural and psychological factors that contribute to the development of the English as a foreign language teacher.

• Definition and characteristics of foreign language acquisition & Second language acquisition. • Comparison of First language acquisition & Second language acquisition. • Critical periods for First language acquisition and the role of age in Second language acquisition. • Socio cultural & socio-psychological factors significant to the development of the pre-service teacher in English as a foreign language teaching context.

Blended learning  Lectures by course instructor.  Peer teaching  Online discussion questions on Moodle to cover syllabus sections.  Pair student work designing toolboxes for peer learning.

On completion of the course, students must be able to: • Identify the principles of foreign language acquisition and explain its influence on foreign language learning. • Identify the principles of Second language acquisition and explains its influence on foreign language learning. • Analyse the challenges involved in learning English as a foreign language in the context of the Faroese school system. • Analyse how Teacher cognition and Teacher self efficacy contribute to effective teaching in EFL. • Explain and reflect on how Intercultural competence & culturally responsive pedagogy can promote inclusion and how it can be implemented in teaching EFL.

Formative assessment – Students should successfully complete: Online discussion questions requiring application of language acquisition theories to the teaching of English as a foreign language in Faroese classrooms. Student teaching of chosen topics from the syllabus. Poster and video vignettes to demonstrate knowledge and application of concepts.

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The course bibliography will be made available before the course starts

Kalpana Vijayavarathan-R