LING 4327 / LING 5305
Second Language Acquisition
David J. Silva
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Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5:30 – 6:50
PM, Trimble Hall 215
Announcements
Saturday, March 21, 2009
As promised, I have reworked the
course syllabus; you may access the revised document by clicking here.
Remember that on Tuesday the 24th, you will meet on the 2nd
floor of the Central Library and work in teams to locate resources for your
debate. On Thursday the 26th, you will each present summaries of an
article to one another in class. See the updated course syllabus for details.
Have a great week. I will see you on Tuesday, March 31st.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
At long last, homework
assignment #3 is now available! It is due via e-mail (no hard copy this
time), by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, March 3.
You’ll notice that it includes a fair amount of data for you to consider, which
makes it more like an in-class exercise and less like assignments 1 and 2
(which were more essay-like in nature). Grading for HW #3 will not be so
holistically based; rather, each of the assignments components (A) through (E)
will be evaluated for completeness, clarity, and appropriate use of the
theoretical tools being covered in the course.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Thank you for submitting your “Muddiest Point” cards on
Thursday. I’ve had a chance to review your questions and have created a response handout for you to read. I hope
that the information provides clarity. If not, come to class on Tuesday with
follow-up questions,
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Homework assignment #2 is now available; click here. Note that I the due date is Tuesday,
February 17th, which puts us back on schedule. Be sure to take a
look at it now and come to class with questions. You can also e-mail me with
any queries. To access the information about the Defense Language Institute,
move down to Course Documents.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - NO CLASS
TODAY. THE UNIVERSITY IS CLOSED!
However, we have no time to lose… Hence,
I have prepared three podcasts (.mp3 format) for you to listen to tonight
between 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM. Please use our regularly-scheduled class time to
listen to each podcast (~ 20 minutes apiece). You can right-click to download
the files and then copy them to your MP3 player. Alternatively, you can left-click to initiate an appropriate media player (which
I’m assuming you’ve got on your computer).
Podcast #1 Podcast #2 Podcast #3
When you are done, you should click
here to take a brief, ungraded quiz. Taking the quiz will give you (and me)
a good sense of how you’ve understood the material. (In case the link above doesn’t work, paste
the following URL into your browser: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=6xbTMOiAF3rrkrso3fucUQ_3d_3d).
Finally, prepare for Thursday’s class by reading the first
part of chapter 3.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Homework assignment #1 is now available; click here. Note that I have pushed the due date
from February 3 to February 5. Doing so ensures that you’ve have a chance to
understand the material in chapter 3. Read ahead if need be.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
This very simple web page has been developed to keep
students informed about the course. Please take the time to add this page to
your favorites / bookmarks, so that you might be inclined to use its resources.
Course Documents Available for Download
Revised
Course Syllabus LING 4327/5305 [pdf]
Course
Syllabus LING 4327 [pdf] LING 5327 [pdf]
Homework Assignments HW #1 [pdf]
HW #2 [pdf] (to access the
Defense Language Institute catalogue in PDF format, click here.)
HW #3 [pdf]
HW
#4 see
revised syllabus
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