Introduction to Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLAT7001)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Languages & Cultures School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
1 hour recorded online lecture
Incompatible
SLAT2001
Course enquiries
Doctor Hao Tran (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
This course equips Masters students with a basic understanding of the processes of second language learning in the classroom. Students explore different methods of language teaching and learning, and analyse their own language learning in terms of these methods. A range of theoretical models of second language acquisition is examined and evaluated in relation to recent empirical findings, enabling students to develop the ability to think critically about findings in second language classroom research. The course also traces the evolution of the field of second language learning, focusing on developments in communicative approaches over the past twenty years, recent developments in teaching methodology and the use of technology in language teaching.