Unit 4: Applying Applied Linguistics

Unit 4 - Applying Applied Linguistics

Desired Results

Essential Questions:

Evidence

Assessments include informal discussions (f2f and online) and academic prompts taken from current research.

Learning Progression

Title (Week 13)

Through-line Questions

What makes an applied linguist in principle and practice?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

• Socratic Seminar
• Informal discussion
• Academic prompts

Topics

• Topic 1

Title (Week 14)

Through-line Questions

What types of assessment lends themselves to increasing communicative capacities among language learners?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

• Socratic Seminar
• Informal discussion
• Academic prompts

Topics

• Topic 1

Readings

• Second Language Syntax: A Generative Intorduction (Hawkins, 2001): Chapter 1

Title (Week 15)

Through-line Questions

What does instruction lead to an increase of communicative capacities?

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

• Socratic Seminar
• Informal discussion
• Academic prompts

Topics

• Topic 1

Readings

• Target Language, Collaborative Learning and Autonomy (Macaro, 1997): Chapter 2

Title (Week 16)

Through-line Questions

Final review.

Evidence of Understanding (Assessment)

• Socratic Seminar
• Informal discussion
• Academic prompts

Topics

• Topic 1