Week 15 -- Student-led Discussion

Optional Reading: Reflecting on the Cognitive-Social Debate in Second Language Acquisition. 

Next week I'll do a quick lecture on individual differences and various views on motivation.

Final SLA Task

Student-led Discussion -- 10%

Each of you will lead a 10 minute discussion in which you propose big questions you still have about SLA. This can be related to topics covered in your courses here or things that have not been covered. This is not a review, it is a discussion. Make sure your questions allow room for discussion, opposing views, and relating theory to practice. Also, do not ask a question that you do not have an answer to/opinion for.

You will be evaluated by both the quality of your questions and the depth of your responses. Try to make sure everyone has a chance to participate in your discussion and make sure they stay on topic (make sure you stay on topic for others as well).

Bad Questions:
"Sooo, Krashen -- yay or nay?"
"What is interlanguage?"

Good Question:
"Is Communicative Language Teaching culturally appropriate for Korean EFL students?"