Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: · demonstrate familiarity with a variety of SLA data collection techniques and analysis · understand how and why research findings can be interpreted in more than one way · understand how research methodologies impact upon what can be kn…
The course covers the fundamentals of the English sound system, intonation patterns and transcription. It also provides an introduction to features of spoken discourse. Students practice various kinds of spoken tasks and develop their capacities to maintain their oral skills once the course is over.