HISP 437 - Applied Linguistics: Spanish Second Language Acquisition

Cross-Listed as LING 437.

An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. Prerequisite: HISP 309 or consent of instructor. Alternate years. Prerequisite(s): HISP or LATI 309 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)