Applied Linguistics to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning

Units

5. Foreign Language Curriculum... 7. Focus on Learning and the L...
6. Views of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics

Brain

  • The source of language learning theories.
  • Principles of Behaviourism.
  • Principles of Mentalism (Chomsky).
  • Principles of Cognitivism.
  • Principles of Constructivism.
  • Principles of Humanism.
  • Principles of Social Interactionism.
  • Comprehensible input and comprehensible output.
Tags: theories of learning, language learning, second language acquisition, behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism, comprehensible input theory

Presentations

Unit 6: View of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (PDF)
Unit 6: View of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (PPT)

 

Videolectures

Unit 6: Views of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (Part A)
Unit 6: Views of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (Part B)

 

Reader and Workbook

Unit 6: View of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (PDF)
Unit 6: View of Language Acquisition and Learning in Foreign Language Didactics (DOC)