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Sapporo University Faculty of Graduate Studies
Seminar 6

Textbook: How Languages are Learned; Lightbown and Spada; Oxford. (2003)

Syllabus 2005 - 2006

	Chapter		Text page	Discussion led by:
1		April 12	Introductions
2		April 19	Orientation
3	Ch. 1 Learning a First Language	April 26	p. 1 to 9: Milestones and patterns in development	Akira Masuda
4		May 10	p. 9 -10: Behaviourism; p.10 - 15 Activity	Chikara Kumasaka; Yonesaka
5		May 17	p. 15 - 22: Innatism	Chikara Kumasaka
6		May 24	p. 22 - 26: The Interactionist position	Yonesaka
7	Ch. 2 Theoretical approaches to explaining second language learning	May 31	What is Grammar-Translation?	Yonesaka
8		June 7	p. 31 to 36: Behaviourism What is ALM?	Junichi Watanabe Yonesaka
9		June 14	p. 36 to 40: Innatism, Krashen	Akira Masuda
10		June 21	What is CLT?	Yonesaka
11	Ch 3 Factors affecting second language learning	June 28	p. 52 Intelligence p. 53 Aptitude p. 54-55 Personality	Chikara Kumasaka Junichi Watanabe Akira Masuda
12		July 5	p. 56-57 Motivation and attitudes	Chikara Kumasaka
13		July 12	p. 58 Learner preferences p. 59 Learner beliefs	Junichi Watanabe Akira Masuda
14		July 19	p. 60 to 68 Age of acquisition	Chikara Kumasaka
		Sept 20	Class cancelled for study abroad program
15	Ch 4. Learner Language	Sept 27	p. 71 - 75 The Concept of learner language;	Yonesaka
16		Oct 4	p. 76 - 83 Developmental sequences: morphemes, negation; questions.	Junichi Watanabe
		Oct 11	Class cancelled for conference
17		Oct 18	p. 83 -87 Relative clauses; Reference to past; New ways.	Akira Masuda
18	Ch 5. Observing second language teaching	Oct 25	p. 91 - 101 Comparing instructional and natural settings	Chikara Kumasaka
19		Nov 1	p. 101 - 106 Feedback in the classroom	Junichi Watanabe
20		Nov 8	p. 106 - 115 Activity	All students
21	Ch. 6 Second language learning in the classroom	Nov 15	p. 118 - 122 Proposal 1: Get it right from the beginning	Akira Masuda
22		Nov 22	p. 122 - 128 Proposal 2: say what you mean	Chikara Kumasaka
23		Nov 29	p. 128 - 135 Proposal 3: Just listen...and read	Junichi Watanabe
24		Dec 6	p.135-141 Proposal 4: Teach what is teachable	Akira Masuda
25		Dec 13	p. 141- 149 Proposal 5: Get it right in the end Implications	Chikara Kumasaka Junichi Watanabe
26	Ch. 7 Popular ideas about language learning: Facts and opinions	Jan 17		All students
27		Jan 24		All students

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

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