603 Second Language Learning

The course examines the process of learning an additional language as it is shaped by individual factors, social identities, and schooling in linguistically diverse global communities. Drawing on foundational understandings of language learning, students examine theoretical developments in the field of Second Language Acquisition from cognitive, sociocultural, multilingual, and transdisciplinary perspectives. Through discussion, pedagogical application, and inquiry in second language learning, students build familiarity with linguistically responsive paradigms in order to address key tensions in the field and foreground equitable perspectives on multilingualism and multilingual learners.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to NCE doctoral program or consent of instructor

Corequisite

None