To establish an arena for discussion on issues relating to language acquisition other than first language. This will be interdisciplinary and incorporate as many theoretical and practical viewpoints as possible. Meetings will consist of a discussion of readings or presentation and discussion of research
CERAS 204, 9:00-9:50am
May 24, 2004 - Discussion led by Melinda Martin-Beltran
Deen, Jeanine (1997) Chapter 10: Conclusion. Dealing with problems in intercultural communication : a study of negotiation of meaning in native-nonnative speaker Interaction. Tilburg University Press.
Gee, J (1996) Vygotsky and current debates in education: some dilemmas as afterthoughts in Hicks (Ed) Discourse, learning, and schooling. Cambridge University Press.
Pica (1994) Research on negotiation: What does it reveal about second-language learning conditions, processes, and outcomes? Language learning, 44(3) 493-527.
Previous Meetings:
January 26, 2004 - Discussion led by Ken Romeo
Theoretical Issues in Second Language Acquisition - Two Readings from Robinson (2001)
Ellis, N.C. (2001). Memory for language. In P. Robinson (Ed.) Cognition and second language instruction (pp.33-68). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gregg, K. (2001). Learnability and second language acquisition theory. In P. Robinson (Ed.) Cognition and second language instruction (pp.152-68). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
February 2, 2004 - Presentation of research by Dr. Hyekyung Sung (Stanford University School of Education)
Bilingual memory representation in Korean-English and Spanish-English bilinguals.
Sung, H. & Padilla, A.M. (1996). Bilingual memory representation in Korean-English and Spanish-English bilinguals. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development. (pp. 748-759). Boston, MA: Cascadilla Press.
March 1, 2004 - Discussion led by Raquel Sanchez.
Foregrounding the Social Context of Linguistic Minorities: Examples from Research on Welsh Youth
Baker, C. (1992). Ch. 2: “The origin of language attitudes.” In Attitudes and language. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Giles, H. & Johnson, P. (1987). Ethnolinguistic identity theory: a social psychological approach to language maintenance. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 68, pp.69-99.
April 5, 2004 - Discussion led by Savitha Moorthy
Second Language Acquisition and Participatory Approaches to Adult ESL Instruction: Finding Theoretical Connections
Auerbach, E.R. (1995). The politics of the ESL classroom: Issues of power in pedagogical choices. In Power and inequality in language education, J.W. Tollefson (Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 9-33.
Ellis, R. (1997). SLA and Language Pedagody: An Educational Perspective. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 20., 69–92.
Lightbown, P. (2000). Anniversary article: Classrooom SLA research and second language teaching. Applied linguistics, 21/4. 431-462.
May 10, 2004 - Presentation of research by Dr. Soo Im Lee (Stanford Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and Ryukoku University)
The Underlying Beliefs and Values of Japanese Learners of Low Language Proficiency
Some readings are available electronically. Please contact Ken Romeo (kenro at stanford dot edu).
Anyone may lead a discussion session or present research - please contact Ken Romeo (kenro at stanford dot edu) to arrange a date.