Wayne State University
College of Education
Division of Teacher Education
Detroit, Mi, 48202
Course Syllabus
Division: Teacher Education
Program Area: Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Course: BBE 6850-001 Applied Linguistics: BBE Issues
Course Credit: 3 credit hours Call number: 22058
Term/Year: Winter 2005 Location: 328 State
Day: Monday Time: 5:30-8:15
Instructor: Dr. Leila Kanso
Office: College of Education, Room 0328
Office Hours: Arranged by appointment. Call 313 577 0902
E-Mail Address:
Course Description:
Discussion of the various theories of language acquisition and their application to the classroom practices. Examining the diverse factors influencing second language acquisition. Exploring current research in applied linguistics and different methods to grammar teaching.
Topics:
· Definition of linguistics
· The study of the major components of grammar: Semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology.
· Major theories of language acquisition: Behaviorism, Linguistic Nativims, Cognitive theories, and Social Interaction theory.
· Second Language Acquisition: The language environment, language processing, Age and language acquisition, personality and language acquisition, language one and language two, acquisition order,
· From theory to practice: teaching grammar in the ESL/Bilingual classroom
Course Objectives:
· Explain the major theories in the first and second language acquisition
· Discuss the differences and similarities between first and second language development
· Analyze the various factors that affect second language acquisition
· Understand the major components of grammar
· Design lesson plans that utilize effective methods in teaching grammar
· Examine and evaluate research about effective approaches in grammar teaching
Required Textbook: The Grammar Book: An ESL / EFL Teacher’s Course by Marianne Celece-Murcia
and Diane Larsen-Freeman.
Assignments:
· Completion of and reflection on assigned readings
· Partial exams (two)
· Final exam
· presentation
· Research paper (task-based method in teaching grammar) and appendixes (3 task oriented lesson plans)
· Assignments
Class Policies:
The course will be taught in the seminar fashion, meaning that each session will be in the form of discussions centered on assigned readings. Students will be expected to prepare thoroughly for each class and contribute significantly to the discussions. Pursuant to these goals, students should abide by the following rules:
· Come to class regularly. Attendance is considered part of classroom participation and will influence the final grade.
· Do all assigned readings and reflections.
· Come to class prepared to thoughtfully present ideas, reactions, and comments about readings.
· Type all written assignments.
· Make-up examinations, incomplete grades and late written assignments are accepted under extenuating circumstances and/or at the discretion of the instructor.
Grading Policy:
· Partial exams: 30% of the total grade
· Final exam: 15% of the total grade
· Research paper (graduate students) and appendixes: 3 task-oriented lessons: 20% of the total grade
· Presentation: 20% of the total grade
· Classroom participation and assignments: 15%
Grading Scale:
· 100 - 90 A
· 89 - 80 B
· 79 - 70 C
· 69 - 60 D
College of Education Grading Policy:
The College of Education faculty members strive to implement assessment measures that reflect a variety of strategies in order to evaluate a student's performance in a course. For undergraduates and post-degree students, C-, C, C+ grades will be awarded for satisfactory work that satisfies all course requirements; B-, B, B+ grades will be awarded for very good work, and A, A- grades will be reserved for outstanding performance. For graduate students, B-, B, B+ grades will be awarded for satisfactory work, and A, A- grades will be awarded for outstanding performance. Please note that there will be a distribution of grades from A-E within the College of Education.
Class Outlines and Readings:
January 10
/ Topics:Course objectives, requirements, assignments, and general introduction to the course.
Reading: Chapter 1
January 17 / Martin Luther King Observance-University Holiday
January 24
/ Topics:Language; Linguistics: Psycholinguistics; Socio-linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Syntax;
Morphology; Phonology; Semantics. Grammar: History of Grammar; Defining Grammar; Types of Grammar. First language Acquisition Theories: Behaviorism, Nativisim, Cognitive Theory, and Social Interaction Theory
Reading: Chapters 2 and 3 Assignment: Presentation
January 31 / Topics:
Second Language Acquisition: Major Theories; Grammatical Meta- language; Challenging
Traditional Grammar; Approaches to Teaching Language; the Lexicon.
Reading: Chapter 4 Assignment: Presentation
February 7
/ Topics:Language Environment- Micro-environmental and Macro-environmental Factors: Naturalness, Participation, Extra-linguilistic Factors, Language Models, Salience, Feedback, and Frequency; Task-Oriented Lessons; Contextualizing Grammar; the Lexicon; the Copula And Subject Verb Agreement
Reading: Chapters 5 and 6 Assignment: Presentation
February 14 / Topics:
Language Processing- Affective Filter, Monitor, Organizer, Stages of Inter-language Development; Language Learning Strategies; Phrase Structure Rules.
Reading: Chapter 7 Assignment: Presentation
February 21 /
Partial Exam: Chapters 1 through 6
February 28
/ Topics:Age and Language Acquisition- Biological Factors, Cognitive Factors, Affective factors,
Environmental Factors, the Critical Period, the Rate of Acquisition; Understanding Error;
Developing Correctness in Student Writing; The Tense Aspect system.
Reading: Chapter 8 and 9 Assignment: Presentation
March 7
/ Topics:Personality and Language Acquisition- Self-Esteem, Inhibition, Risk Taking, Anxiety, Empathy; Language Acquisition Order; Connecting Grammar and Rhetoric; Understanding Oral and Written Language; Modal Auxiliaries and Related Phrasal Forms; the tense Aspect Modality System in Discourse.
Reading: Chapters 10, 11 and 12 Assignment: Presentation
March 14
/Spring Recess
March 21
/ Topics: Negation; Yes/No Questions; Imperatives. (On-Line).
Readings: Chapters 13 and 14
March 28
/ Topics:Language One and Language Two- Contrastive Analysis, Interference and Transfer, Source of Inter-lingual Errors, Bilingualism; Developing a Sense of Sentences and their Punctuation; The Wh-Questions; Other structures that look Like Questions.
Reading: Chapter 15 Assignment: Presentation
April 4
/ Partial Exam: Chapters 7 through 14.
Reading: Chapters 15 and 16
April 11
/ Topics: ; Articles; Reference and Possession.Reading: Chapter 17, 18 Assignment: Presentation
April 18
/ Topics: Collectives and Quantifiers; The Passive Voice. (On-Line).
Reading: Chapters 19 and 20
April 25
/ Topics: Sentences with Indirect Objects; Adjectives..
Reading: Chapters 18 and 19 Assignment: Presentation. Research Paper
May 2
/ Final Exam: Chapter 15 through 20