Applied Linguistics 80 - Language in Globalizing World:Second Language Interaction in Everyday Life and Academia

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University of California-Los Angeles

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Description:

Seminar, four hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3. Introduction to language and social interaction, with specific emphasis on second language communication. Second or foreign language is considered highly important worldwide in personal, intellectual, and professional life. As important domain of research, second language interaction is widely studied by applied linguists, conversation analysts, and linguistic anthropologists with varying interests. Study of various interactional phenomena observed in second language communication. Discussion of relevant linguistic concepts such as turn-taking and overlap as resources for analyzing second language interaction. Examination in first half of course of how culture, ethnicity, and ownership of language are made relevant in everyday life by looking at second language interaction on various social occasions. Discussion of second language interaction in various pedagogical settings in second half of course. Letter grading.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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