PdF:NJ_M120 Theories in Language Acquis. - Course Information
NJ_M120 Theories in Language Acquisition
Faculty of EducationSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- German Language for Education (programme PdF, B-NJ3S) (6)
- German Language for Education (programme PdF, B-SPE) (4)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the course is to introduce the current state of research in the theory of non-native language acquisition in the natural environment and in the classroom.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
explain the approaches and theories of foreign language acquisition; understand the implications of acquisition theories for foreign language teaching; understand the factors that influence the language acquisition process. - Syllabus
- Behaviorismus, nativismus, interaktionismus; A cognitive and sociocultural approach to foreign language acquisition; Constructivism, social interactionism, connectionism, information processing theory; Models/hypotheses of multiple language acquisition (multipler Spracherwerb, multiple language acquisition) Theory of multiple intelligence and foreign language learnig and teaching.
- Literature
- required literature
- JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Didaktik des Unterrichts Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Eine Einführung. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 175 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5035-8. info
- GÜNTHER BRITTA and Herbert GÜNTHER. Erstsprache, Zweitsprache, Fremdsprache : eine Einführung. 2. Aufl. Basel: Beltz, 2007, 222 s. ISBN 9783407254740. info
- recommended literature
- LIGHTBOWN, Patsy and Nina Margaret SPADA. How languages are learned. Fifth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021, ix, 280. ISBN 9780194406291. info
- Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache : ein internationales Handbuch. Edited by Hans-Jürgen Krumm. Mouton: De Gruyter, 2010, xix, 1072. ISBN 9783110240245. info
- Handbuch Fremdsprachendidaktik. Edited by Wolfgang Hallet - Frank G. Königs. 1. Aufl. Seelze-Velber: Kallmeyer, 2010, 399 s. ISBN 9783780010537. info
- ROCHE, Jörg. Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik. 2., überarbeitete und erwei. Basel: A. Francke, 2008, 286 s. ISBN 9783825226916. info
- Teaching methods
- lecture, class discussion, presentation
- Assessment methods
- 2 written homework assignments (self-reflection, learning activity); presentation of learning activity (2 credits); 1 written homework (self-reflection); presentation of a learning activity; seminar paper (4 credits)
- Náhradní absolvování
- Students on a study abroad program will have their ISP (Individual Study Plan) recognized, and they will be allowed to fulfill the requirements (after agreement with the instructors at the beginning of each semester) through distance learning. Possible recognition of the course (for a course at the host university) should be discussed with the lecturer before the start of the semester.
- Language of instruction
- German
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: tři setkání.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin v kombinované formě. - Teacher's information
- Support for learning and self-reflection for combined learners takes place during regular contact hours. Outside of these times, learners can contact the tutor at any time via email, during tutorial hours or arrange an online consultation in MS Teams. Contact information and scheduled tutorial hours can be found in IS on the tutor's personal page.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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