Course Description This course will introduce students to selected issues of contemporary significance in several areas in Applied Linguistics and second-language teaching. In addition, students will be expected to identify and develop knowledge in an area of their own personal interest in Applied Linguistics and second-language teaching. By the end of the course students will have been introduced to a variety of key, contemporary theoretical and practical issues in the area of Applied Linguistics and second-language teaching. Course Format 0213.522B is offered as a first-semester course from March to June. During weekly meetings, students will have opportunities to analyze, synthesize, present and discuss information about research methods.
Weekly meetings follow a seminar format with student participation.
Some books in the area of SLA and evaluation and assessment are on desk-copy in the main University library and other books may be borrowed from the library.