ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (ENGLISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ELT6020 Advanced Seminar in Second Language Acquisition Fall 3 0 3 12
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Prof. Dr. DERİN ATAY
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. DERİN ATAY
Course Objectives: This is an advanced level course on second language acquisition, which as a discipline investigates a number of topics.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon the successful completion of the present course, you should be able;
1.To develop an expert understanding of second language learning
2.To become familiar with theories, methods, and findings in the field of SLA
3.To be able to go through the process of conducting and reporting on a research project that explores an SLA topic of your choice, reflecting on how L2 acquisition theory informs teaching methodologies in L2 instructed environments.

Course Content

These topics can be viewed in the following groupings:
a) Theories in SLA
b) Universal features of the L2 learner and the L2 learning process that determine the nature and route of acquisition, e.g., age and critical period
c) Individual influences related to differential rate of acquisition and ultimate success in an L2, e.g. aptitude, motivation and affect.
d) Instructed SLA

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Introduction Review of the syllabus and assignments
2) SLL early theories, Cognitive Approaches, Skill Acquisition
3) SLL erken dönem teorileri, Bilişsel Yaklaşımlar, Beceri Kazanımı
4) Sociocultural perspectives
5) Complexity Theory
6) Age
7) Age
8) Individual factors and SLA; Aptitude
9) Individual factors and SLA; Aptitude
10) Motivation, Attitude, Self Determination theory
11) Motivation, Attitude, Self Determination theory
12) Positive psychology
13) Positive psychology
14) Research presentations

Sources

Course Notes: Al-Hoorie, A. & MacIntyre, P. (2020). Contemporary Language Motivation Theory 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959). Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Ellis, R. (2015). Understanding second language acquisition. Oxford: OUP. Lantolf, J. P., Poehner, M. E., & Swain, M. (2018). The Routledge handbook of sociocultural theory and second language development. London: Routledge. Loewen, S., & Sato, M. (2019). The Routledge handbook of instructed second language acquisition. London: Routledge. Gregersen, T., & Mercer, S. (2022). The Routledge handbook of positive psychology of language learning and teaching. London: Routledge. Mitchell, R., Myles, F., & Marsden, E. (2013). Second language learning theories. London: Routledge. Muray, G., Gao, A. & Lamb, T. (2011). Identity, motivation and autonomy in language learning. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Ortega, L. (2009). Understanding second language acquisition. London: Hodder. Ortega, L., & Han, Z. (2017). Complexity theory and language development: In celebration of Diane Larsen-Freeman. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Van Patten, B. & Williams, J. (2015). Theories in second language acquisition. New York: Routledge. Zhisheng, W., Sparks, R., Biedroń, A., & Teng, M.F. (2023). Cognitive individual differences in second language acquisition. Berlin: Walter de Gruyer.
References: Abrahamsson, N., & Hyltenstam, K. (2008). The robustness of aptitude effects in near-native second language acquisition. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 30, 4, 481-509. Artamonova, T. (2020). L2 learners’ language attitudes and their assessment. Foreign Language Annals, 53, 807-826. DeKeyser, R. M. (2000). The robustness of critical period effects in second language acquisition, 22(4), 499-533. Dollmann, J. , Kogan, I., & WeiBmannn, M. (2020). Speaking accent-free in L2 beyond the critical period: The compensatory role of individual abilities and opportunity structures. Applied Linguistics, 41, 5, 787-809. Ellis, N. (1999). Cognitive approaches to SLA. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 19, 22-42. Fenyvesi, K. (2020). English learning motivation of young learners in Danish primary schools. Language Teaching Research, 24(5), 690-713. Higgins, C. (2015). Intersecting scapes and new millennium identities in language learning. Language Teaching, 48(3), 373-389. Isidro, X. S., & Lasabagaster, D. (2022). Students’ and families’ attitudes and motivations to language learning and CLIL: a longitudinal study. The Language Learning Journal, 50(1), 119-134. Jaekel, N., Schurig, M., van Ackern, I., Ritter, M. (2022). The impact of early foreign language learning on language proficiency development from middle to high school. System, in press. Jamalifar, G., & Salehi, H. (2020). The effects of rehearsal and strategic task planning on L2 Willingness to Communicate. The Language Learning Journal, 48(2), 162-169. Mahan, K. R. (2022). The comprehending teacher: scaffolding in content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The Language Learning Journal, 50(1), 74-88. McEowen, M. S., & Oga-Baldwin, W. L. Q. (2019). Self-determination for all language learners: New applications for formal language education. System, 86, 1-11. Miller, Z.F. & Godfroid, A. (2020). Emotions in incidental language learning: An individual differences approach. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 42(1),115-141. Montero, L., Serrano, R., & Llanes, A. (2017). The influence of learning context and age on the use of L2 communication strategies. The Language Learning Journal, 45(1), 117-132. Norton, B., & De Costa, P. I. (2018). Research tasks on identity in language learning and teaching. Language Teaching, 51(1), 90-112. Pfenninger, S. & Singleton, D. (2016). Affect trumps age: A person-in-context relational view of age and motivation in SLA. Second Language Research, 32(3), 311-346. OR Pfenninger, S. (2017). Not so individual after all: An ecological approach to age as an individual difference variable in a classroom. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 7(1), 19-46. Polat, N. & Schallert, D. L. (2013), Kurdish adolescents acquiring Turkish: Their self-determined motivation and identification with L1 and L2 communities as predictors of L2 accent attainment. Modern Language Journal, 97, 745–763. Resnik, P., & Dewaele, J.-M. (2020). Trait emotional intelligence, positive and negative emotions in first and foreign language classes: A mixed-methods approach. System, 94, 102324. Rivers, D. J., & Ross, A. S. (2020). L1/L2 communication self-efficacy beliefs and the contribution of personality. The Language Learning Journal, 48(6), 700-714. doi: 10.1080/09571736.2018.1441895 Russell, V. (2020) Language anxiety and the online learner. Foreign Language Annals, 53, 338-352. Suzuki, Y., Nakata, T., & Dekeyser, R. (2019). Optimizing second language practice in the classroom:Perspectives from cognitive psychology. The Modern Language Journal, 103.5. Syed, H., & Kuzborska, I. (2020). Dynamics of factors underlying willingness to communicate in a second language. The Language Learning Journal, 48(4), 481-500. Takahashi, C. & Im, S. (2020). Comparing self-determination theory and the L2 motivational self system and their relationships to L2 proficiency. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 10, 4, 673-696. Zhang, Z. (2020). Learner engagement and language learning: a narrative inquiry of a successful language learner. The Language Learning Journal, Ahead-of-Print, 1-15.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 35
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation 1 % 30
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms % 0
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final % 0
Paper Submission 1 % 35
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 0
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 12 168
Presentations / Seminar 1 40 40
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Paper Submission 1 40 40
Jury 0 0 0
Final 0 0 0
Total Workload 290

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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