| Module code | LCC 712 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Humanities |
| Module content | Definition of the problem: the need for a theory of SLA; the theoretical framework: the nature of language knowledge, the nature of the human verbal communication process, dimensions of academic literacy, the needs of second language learners in SA, the goals of language learning; the difference between L1, L2 and L3 learning; SLA processes; nature of human learning; the nature of language learning; the factors which have an effect on language learning; the socio-cultural context of language learning; the language political context of language learning); the role of the L1 in L2 learning. |
| Module credits | 20.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 1 lecture per week |
| Language of tuition | Separate classes for Afrikaans and English |
| Academic organisation | Afrikaans |
| Period of presentation | Year |
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