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Second Language Acquisition - Period 2
Business & Economics Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2025 - late Dec 2025
Second Language Acquisition - Period 2
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Communication
Instruction in: English
Course Code: L_WABACIW204
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: You must have completed the Introduction to Linguistics course or have been admitted to the premaster Applied Linguistics (specialisation Dutch as a second language).
DESCRIPTION
This course is focused on a particular set of questions related to the research domain of second language acquisition. Are adult second language learners able to learn a language in the same way as children acquiring their first language? What is the role of innate language principles? What is the effect of language education on the second language acquisition process?
Topics of this course are among others:
- the (second language) acquisition of phonology, morphology, vocabulary and syntax
- (psycho)linguistic approaches to language acquisition
- language input, language processing and language education
By focusing on recent and important studies, students will be able to gain insights into the (second) language acquisition process and its relation to the educational practice.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Topics of this course are among others:
- the (second language) acquisition of phonology, morphology, vocabulary and syntax
- (psycho)linguistic approaches to language acquisition
- language input, language processing and language education
By focusing on recent and important studies, students will be able to gain insights into the (second) language acquisition process and its relation to the educational practice.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.