Second Language Teaching

The course is aimed at analyzing the processes involved in the acquisition of a second/foreign language, the main teaching methods according to a linguistic and a communicative approach, and the practical aspects related to the planning and implementation of a teaching sequence (needs analysis, syllabus design, task implementation, testing and evaluation).

By the end of the course, students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the constructs related to: - second language acquisition processes (input, output, interaction, feedback) - the description of an L2 and the communication processes involved (language ability, communicative competence, communicative language activity, context of language use) - the planning and implementation of an L2 teaching sequence (needs analysis, language aims, language levels, learning outcomes, approach, method, syllabus, procedure, technique, task, testing, assessment). By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze (with the support of questions): - L2 learning contexts - the implementation of linguistic and communicative methods for L2 teaching - tools for the identification of L2 language needs - the implementation of techniques and tasks in L2 teaching materials - types and formats of L2 tests and evaluation methods.