Acquisition of English as a Second Language II
General Information
Estimated learning time
Recommendations
Competences / Learning outcomes
Learning objectives
Teaching blocks
Teaching methods and general organization
Official assessment of learning outcomes
Reading and study resources
General Information
| Course unit name | Acquisition of English as a Second Language II |
| Course unit code | 362752 |
| Academic year | 2024/2025 |
| Coordinator | Elisabet Comelles Pujadas |
| Department | Department of Modern Languages, Modern Literature and English Studies |
| Credits | 6 |
| Single program | S |
Prior considerations
Estimated learning time
| Activities | Type of training | Hours | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face and/or online activities | 46 | ||
| - Lecture with practical component | Face-to-face | 46 | |
| Supervised project | 50 | ||
| Independent learning | 54 |
Recommendations
— Students should be studying or have completed the course Acquisition of English as a Second Language I.
Competences / Learning outcomes to be gained during study
- Capacity for learning and responsibility (capacity for analysis and synthesis, to adopt global perspectives and to apply the knowledge acquired/capacity to take decisions and adapt to new situations).
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
- Ability to use bibliographical resources and ICTs as learning and communication tools.
- Understanding of the different theoretical models in English linguistics and applied linguistics.
Teaching blocks
1 Input, interaction and output: language as second-language generator
2 Natural and formal language acquisition
3 The learner: variation in learner traits. The age factor.
4 Acquisition strategies and communication strategies: pragmatics and interaction in English as a second language
5 Research methodology in acquisition of second languages. Project design.
Teaching methods and general organization
The teaching methodology is based on a combination of theory sessions, practical sessions, presentations, group/pair work and debates.
The gender perspective will be taken into consideration in the content of the subject.
Official assessment of learning outcomes
Students are evaluated using continuous assessment in the following activities.
— A teacher-guided group research project in which the students complete a case study or analyse audiovisual material, reporting back to the rest of the class in oral presentations and developing a model proposed by the class teacher on the first day of class and submitting the finished project on the last (30% of the final mark)
— Two mid-semester examinations consisting of data analysis, long-answer questions and questions on the compulsory reading material, the first to be taken in late October and the second to be taken on the date established by the Faculty (30% and 40% of the final mark, respectively)
To pass the course, students need to have submitted the group project and to have completed the two mid-semester examinations. Students who cannot follow the continuous assessment procedure may request single assessment provided they do so by the deadline established in the Faculty’s exam calendar.
— A written examination consisting of data analysis, long-answer questions and questions on the compulsory reading material (70% of the final mark)
— An individual research project to be handed in on the day before the examination and following the same criteria as the continuous assessment procedure (30% of the final mark)
Students must pass both the examination (70% of the final mark) and the research project (30%). In both cases, the minimum pass mark is 4.00. Students who opt for single assessment are advised to contact their class teacher for guidance.
Repeat assessment
In the re-evaluation test, which will take place on the date assigned by the Faculty, students who have opted for continuous assessment will have the opportunity to retake, at the teacher’s discretion, the exams, tests, or other assessment activities that they have not passed in the previous sitting.