| CODE | LLT1391 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Language Acquisition for Applied Sign Linguistics | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will explore what it means to acquire an L1 and how acquiring a first language differs from learning it as an L2 in community and further/higher education contexts. The discussion will centre around the implications of this for signed languages. These themes will then be explored and related to different ways of preparing materials for transmissions of knowledge about signed languages (specifically LSM). Study-unit Aims: - To help students understand the difference between L1 and L2 learners. - To critically evaluate the context of teaching and learning. - To deliver prepared material which reflects this context. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate awareness of the differences between language learning in an L2 vs. L1 context; - Describe and evaluate a range of experiences for Deaf and Hearing children in acquiring their first language and second language. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate understanding of the difference between acquiring a first language and learning a second language; - Adapt strategies and methods for language learners on the basis of context; - Make explanations about linguistic concepts accessible to sign language learners. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Sign Language Acquisition, edited by Anne Baker, and Bencie Woll, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ejournals.um.edu.mt/lib/ummt/detail.action? docID=623103 - Directions in Sign Language Acquisition, edited by Gary Morgan, and Bencie Woll, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ejournals.um.edu.mt/lib/ummt/detail.action? docID=622464 - Harmer, J (2001) The Practice of English Language Teaching. Longman. Supplementary Readings - Claxton, G (1990) Teaching as Learning, London: Cassell - Claxton, G & Atkinson,T (2001) The Intuitive Practitioner, London: Routledge - Hillier, Y (2002) Reflective Teaching in FE and Adult Education, London: Continuum - Minton, D (2005) Teaching Skills in FE and Adult Education, London: Thompson - Nisbet, J & Shucksmith, J (1986) Learning Strategies, London: Routledge Kegan Paul - Reece, I & Walker, S (2004) Teaching, Training and Learning,Tyne & Wear: Business Education - Rowlands, S (1993) The Enquiring Tutor, London: Falmer - Scrivener, J Learning Teaching (3rd Edition). MacMillan ELT - Tummons (2007) Becoming a Professional Tutor in the Lifelong Learning Sector Exeter; Learning Matters - Wallace, S (2003) Teaching and Supporting Learning in FE, Exeter: Learning Matters - Wingfield, I (1979) Learning to Teach Practical Skills, London: Kogan Page. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Lynne Bernadette Barnes Sarah Grech Luigi Lerose Benjamin Matthews (Co-ord.) Junhui Yang |
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