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Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / May 2004L2 Acquisition - reading material needed
I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for the kind of thing you would have to read on an introductory course, at university level, > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for the > kind of thing you would have to read on an introductory course, at > university level, In an intro course there will usually be: - A textbook - A series of readings, usually provided by the instructor - Various homework assignments based on above and used for class discussion. - Additional group activities organized by the instructor - A major group or individual presentation on some aspect of teaching ESL, negotiated between student(s) and instructor The problem is that the selection of reading material will vary widely, depending on the instructor and the location. I could give you the reading list for BrockU, Canada but it would not do you much good for a university in England or the US, or elsewhere. Indeed at BrockU, and other U's, there are 2 departments that teach TESL and probably don't have the same texts and reading lists. Be more specific about your own location, if you want info from this NG, or contact the ESL people at your local university, or just do a search of your local U's library catalog for esl tesl efl tefl to see what it uses. > > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. > > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for the [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > local U's library catalog for > esl tesl efl tefl to see what it uses. All you say is fair comment. I am actually in the UK. I do have access to a University library in a city not far away and am planning a trip. Trouble is, their library is fantastic, and I'll be spoilt for choice! Hence my trying to pinpoint some basic, standard textbooks. I would still be very interested to learn what the textbook is for BrockU, and the selected readings too if it's not too much trouble. Can the theory behind L2 acquisition really be so different in Canada? If it is, I'd be even more interested! >> > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. >> > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > behind L2 acquisition really be so different in Canada? If it is, I'd be > even more interested! Hi J I'll do my best to make some recommendations; first of all, are we talking about the theory of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), aka Psycholinguistics? If so, (and it's a challenging subject), you could start with Rod Ellis 'Instructed Second Language Acquisition' ISBN 06311602X and Vivian Cook 'Second Language Learning and Language Teaching' ISBN 0340652020. Good luck. Hope this is a little more helpful. Is this for a specific course or do you need to get up to speed on the subject for professional reasons? Cheers DC > >> > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. > >> > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for > >> the > >> > kind of thing you would have to read on an introductory course, at > >> > university level, > Hi J > > I'll do my best to make some recommendations; first of all, are we talking > about the theory of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), aka > Psycholinguistics? Yes we are. At least we are until I find out I can't follow it! I have done a little psycholinguistics before, but never touched on SLA. > If so, (and it's a challenging subject), you could > start with Rod Ellis 'Instructed Second Language Acquisition' ISBN > 06311602X and Vivian Cook 'Second Language Learning and Language Teaching' > ISBN 0340652020. Good luck. Thanks. I'll try and get hold of them. > Hope this is a little more helpful. Is this for a specific course or do > you need to get up to speed on the subject for professional reasons? The latter. Although strictly speaking I don't _have_ to get up to speed (at least not yet), I just want to. > Cheers > > DC Cheers to you. >> > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. >> > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > behind L2 acquisition really be so different in Canada? If it is, I'd be > even more interested! Then again you could do a lot worse than follow this link, pursue the further links and especially watch the lecture videos. Just don't mention my name, but hey, the net's a public place! http://www.education.man.ac.uk/langlit/MD342/IDS.htm D***** C** > >> > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. > Then again you could do a lot worse than follow this link, Thanks again. Looks like I've now got plenty of stuff to go at. > > > I need to do some swotting on L2 learning / acquisition. > > > Could anyone suggest a reading list on the subject? I'm looking for the [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > behind L2 acquisition really be so different in Canada? If it is, I'd be > even more interested! Sorry. My mistake. I assumed you wanted info on an introductory TESL pedagogy course for teachers preparing to teach ESL. That's the course taught by the Faculty of Education. Arguably short on theory but long on practicality. As opposed to the intro ESL course taught by the Linguistics Dept, arguably the reverse -:) |
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