SN 325 - Spanish Applied Linguistics

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SN 203 or SN 217 or written permission of the instructor. The processes of learning and acquisition of Spanish as a second or foreign language are studied. Students study the history of this field, as well as the approaches and methodologies that have developed the field throughout its history. During the second half of the course, students focus on the concepts of the linguistic system of the Spanish language which present themselves as the most challenging for learners of Spanish, as well as pedagogical questions and issues associated with the learning and acquisition of Spanish as a second or foreign language.