University of South Florida St. Petersburg
College of Education
EDG 6931 ESOL II: Language Principles, Acquisition, and Teaching
Spring 2004

Instructor: Joyce Nutta, Ph.D.
Telephone: 727-553-4620
E-mail: nutta@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
Office: COQ 217
Office Hours: Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:30 and by appointment-please speak with me before class/during the break or e-mail me to set up a time.
Course Website: https://my.usf.edu

Purpose

To provide an overview of Applied Second Language Acquisition theory and the components of language, linking them to methods and techniques of providing comprehensible instruction and supporting the development of oral proficiency and literacy skills for LEP children.

Objectives

1.  Students will demonstrate basic comprehension of the sub fields of Linguistics by defining and describing the disciplines of:

2.  Students will apply their comprehension of the sub fields of Linguistics through:

3.     Students will demonstrate basic comprehension of the second language acquisition process according to various theories.

4.     Students will apply their comprehension of the second language acquisition process through:

5.     Students will apply their knowledge of Linguistics and the Second Language Acquisition process to developing, implementing, and evaluating appropriate instruction through:

6.  Students will analyze major issues and trends in the field according to current research and theory.

Required Course Materials

Text and Materials

Understanding Language Structure, Interaction, and Variation: An Introduction to Linguistics and Sociolinguistics for Nonspecialists  by Steven Brown and Salvatore Attardo.  This is referred to in the course schedule of reading assignments as the Textbook.

ProCopy course packet (available at Bayboro Books)

3 articles of your choosing

PLEASE BRING YOUR BOOK AND COURSE PACKET TO CLASS EACH WEEK.  WE WILL BE USING EXERCISES IN EACH DURING CLASS MEETINGS AND WILL REFER TO THEM FREQUENTLY.

Online:

In order to access the material and information on Blackboard, go to https://my.usf.edu. If you have never logged on to Òmy USFÓ, follow the directions at the site.  (You will need your student number from your USF card in order to get access the first time.)

Course Requirements and Assignments

LEP Linguistic Analysis                                                      50 points

Part I                                                                                   25

Part II                                                                                  25

Each section of your LEP Linguistic Analysis should include a brief summary of the linguistic area itself, a description of the level of the student within this linguistic area and suggestions for how you as a teacher could help the student improve in this area.  In addition, you should research the native language of the student to explore areas of contrast between her/his language and English.

Midterm Exam -10 points

Final Exam -10 points

ESOL Resource Binder/ESOL Portfolio -10 points

Organization and completeness of ESOL Resource Binder including

Binder Contents form, Summary Reflections and a Plan of Action form.

 

Article Critiques                                                                                                6 points

Read, summarize, and critically analyze three articles on a topic related to the course content. For each article write a reaction paper that is 3-5 double-spaced pages, including the full citation (using American Psychological Association format for citations), a brief summary of the main points, and your critical analysis (reaction).  Your reaction should include your opinion on the quality of the article, whether you agree or disagree with the main points it makes, and how you would see the information from this article applied to teaching.  E-mail the article critiques as well as the associated PowerPoint presentation (see below) to me.  You may select articles from the following journals or propose an alternative journal by the third week of class.  The 3 article critiques are due the evening that your topic is covered in class. 

1. Journal of Memory Language              2. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing

3. Language and Cognitive Processes      4. Language

5. Modern Language Journal                    6. Brain and Language

7. Journal of Phonetics                              8. Applied Psycholinguistics

9. Journal of Psycholinguistics Research          10. Mind and Language

11. Language and Society                          12. Applied Linguistics

13. Computational Linguistics                   14. Journal of Child Language

15. Journal  Neurolinguistics                    16. Language Learning

17. Journal Communication Disorders     18. Research on Language and Social Interaction

19. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics    20. Language Speech and Hearing Series

21. Foreign Language Annals                   22. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

23. American Journal of Speech and Language Pathology

24. TESOL Quarterly                                     25. Journal of Pragmatics

26. TESOL Journal                                         27.  CALICO Journal

Topic PowerPoint Presentation                                                                  4 points

Attendance and Participation                                                    10 points

Attendance at all classes is mandatory.  Your participation in class activities is a must.  Your group depends on you.  Any absences will result in the lowering of your grade by 3 points per incidence.   Three unexcused tardies or early departures equal one unexcused absence and will result in the lowering of your grade by 3 points.  Students may have one grace absence (i.e., no points deleted) but will be required to submit an outline and reflection paper for the assigned readings for that class session within 2 weeks of the absence.  If there are no assigned readings during the absence, special readings may be assigned for the outline/reflection paper.

ADA Statement:  Students with disabilities are responsible for registering with the Office of Student Disabilities Services in order to receive special accommodations and services.  Please notify the instructor during the first week of classes if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed for this course.  A letter from the USF Disability Services Office must accompany this request.

USF Policy on Religious Observances:  All students have a right to expect that the University will reasonably accommodate their religious observances, practices and beliefs.  Students are expected to notify the instructor in writing by the second class if they intend to be absent for a class or announced examination, in accordance with this policy.

Web Portal Information:  Why are the NetID and helios account important to students?  A helios account, which is the official USF e-mail account, is given to every USF student when enrolled.  Every official USF correspondence to students will be sent to the helios account.  More information about this and the USF Web Portal can be found at:  http://www.acomp.usf/portal.html.

Academic Dishonesty

Plagiarism is defined as Òliterary theftÓ and consists of the unattributed quotation of the exact words of a published text, or the unattributed borrowing of original ideas by paraphrase from a published text.  On written papers for which the student employs information gathered from books, articles, or oral sources, each direct quotation, as well as ideas and facts that are not generally know to the public at large must be attributed to its author by means of the appropriate citation procedure.  Citations may be made in footnotes or within the body of the text.  Plagiarism also consists of passing off as oneÕs own, segments or the total of another personÕs work.

Punishment for Academic Dishonesty will depend on the seriousness of the offense and may include receipt of an ÒFÓ with a numerical value of zero on the item submitted, and the ÒFÓ shall be used to determine the final course grade.  It is the option of the instructor to assign the student a grade of F or FF (the latter indicating dishonesty) in the course. 

The University of South Florida has an account with an automated plagiarism detection service which allows instructors to submit student assignments to be checked for plagiarism.  I reserve the right to 1) request that assignments be submitted to me as electronic files and 2) electronically submit assignments to Turnitin.com.  Assignments are compared automatically with a huge database of journal articles, web articles, and previously submitted papers.  The instructor receives a report showing exactly how a studentÕs paper was plagiarized.  For more information, go to www.turnitin.com and http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0304/adadap.htm#plagiarism.

*****Assignment Format****

All assignments must be completed ON TIME FOR FULL CREDIT to be given.  LATE assignments will result in LOSING 10-50% of your points for the assignment.  NO assignment will be accepted LATER THAN ONE WEEK after its due date.  All assignments must be typed.  Please do not use plastic covers of any kind for your papers.  Use only black type.  Use italics sparingly.  Use professional fonts, i.e., Times New Roman, Palatino, and Geneva.  Use a 12-point font.  Do not use cover sheets for your papers.  To ensure you receive credit for your work, please put your name, course and section numbers, group number, date due and assignment name at the top of your paper. 

Grades will be assigned using the following standard:

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

Language Principles and Acquisition

FLE 4316

Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.-COQ 212

Tentative Schedule-Readings are due on the date they are noted

January 8, 2004

Classbuilding

Teambuilding

Course overview

January 15, 2004

Reading-ProCopy Packet Introduction Section, pages 1-28 ÒIntroduction and What Teachers Need to Know About LanguageÓ

Not in a bind-ESOL resource binder/ESOL portfolio discussion

ESOL late field experience discussion

Advance organizer for next class

January 22, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Introduction Section, pages 29-62 ÒThe Study and Structure of LanguageÓ

What is Linguistics?

Advance organizer for next class

January 29, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Phonetics Section, pages 51-74 ÒPhonetics: The Sounds of LanguageÓ

Reading-ProCopy Packet Phonetics Section, pages 85-87 Ò2.2.3 ÒSounds and MeaningÓ and stop at 2.3

Phonetics and Phonology Part 1

Advance organizer for next class

February 5, 2004

Review of previous class

Phonetics and Phonology Part 2

Advance organizer for next class

February 12, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Morphology Section, pages 108-116 Start at ÒThe Life of a WordÓ and stop at ReferencesÓ

Reading-Textbook pages 24-30 Start at 2.3 ÒWords and their PartsÓ and stop at 2.4

Morphology

ESOL Performance Standards Review-Bring Binders/Portfolios

Advance organizer for next class

February 19, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Syntax Section, pages 126-129

Reading-Textbook pages 30-46 Start at 2.4 ÒThe Way Sentences are Put TogetherÓ and stop at 2.6

Reading-Textbook pages 56-62 stop at 3.2.2

Semantics & Syntax

Advance organizer for next class

February 26, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Semantics, Discourse, and Pragmatics Section, pages 135-152

Reading-Textbook pages 62-70 Start at 3.2.2 and stop at 3.3

Discourse and Pragmatics

Midterm Review

DUE:  ESOL Resource Binder with all sections analyzed with performance standards flagged and Binder Contents Form completely filled out Ð 15 points.  ESOL Portfolio due for all graduate students and for undergraduate students whose catalog is fall 2003 and/or later

March 4, 2004

Midterm

Individual consultations regarding LEP analyses

March 11, 2004-Spring Break-No Class

March 18, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-Textbook Appendix A pages 322-337 Start at A.1 ÒGrammarÓ and stop at A.6.3

Reading-Textbook Chapter 8 pages 123-136

English Parts of Speech-Descriptive Grammar

African-American Vernacular English

Advance organizer for next class

March 25, 2004-Field Experience Release-No Class

April 1, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet First and Second Language Acquisition Section, Chapter 8 pages 212-237

First Language Acquisition

Advance organizer for next class

April 8, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-Textbook Chapter 13, pages 201-218

Second Language Acquisition

Review for LEP analysis requirements

Advance organizer for next class

April 15, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-Textbook Chapter 11, pages 164-176

Reading-ProCopy Packet Literacy 1: Reading and Writing Systems Section, pages 158-169

Literacy Part 1

Advance organizer for next class

April 22, 2004

Review of previous class

Reading-ProCopy Packet Literacy 2: Teaching Reading and Writing Section, pages 182-211

Literacy Part 2

DUE:  LEP Analysis

Final exam review

April 29, 2004

Final Exam