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TESL 645: THEORY OF SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING

Credits: 
3

The course will review and evaluate general learning theories and consider the implications
of learning theories for second language learning and teaching. The course will also review
different theories of first and second language learning, highlighting their relationship.
Internal and external factors in second language learning and their practical implications for
the learning process will be examined. Topics include: general learning theories, theories
of first and second language learning, input and interaction, language transfer, and social
factors and second language learning.