POSTMODERN APPROACHES TO SLA
博士前期課程言語科学研究科
MFLT7400
コース情報
担当教員: 坂本 光代
単位数: 2
年度: 2024
学期: 秋学期
曜限: 月4
形式: 対面授業
レベル: 600
アクティブラーニング: あり
他学部履修: 可
評価方法
授業参加
レポート
その他
Session leader & extra reading presentation (30%) Newsletter contribution (10%)
詳細情報
概要
This is an introductory course taking up applied linguistics from postmodern perspectives, including sociocultural theory (SCT), posthumanism (PH) and new materialism (NM), specifically looking at connections between second language acquisition (SLA) and materials/artifacts. The course will first start by exploring SCT, and then the discussion will extend to PH and NM. The course will be heavily discussion-based, each session beginning with the summary and responses to the weekly assigned reading. Presenter of the week will be responsible to 1) provide 10 keywords that are taken up in the chapter, explain those keywords and initiate discussions; 2) do an additional reading and present a summary to class, in addition to proposing two discussion questions on the topic that tie (1), (2) and the Japanese EFL context. Lectures will be conducted entirely in English and presentations are to be done in English as well. In addition, students will be expected to write their final course paper in English using the APA format.
目標
In this course, students will: - gain sound understanding in sociocultural theory, including the notions of zpd, internalization, mediation, activity theory, as well as notions in posthumanism and new materialism. - using the acquired knowledge, write a research proposal that is based on a postmodern framework. - cultivate English reading, speaking and writing skills. - be familiarized with APA. - gain research and presentation skills.
授業外の学習
Students are expected to have finished assigned weekly readings at home (i.e., Approx. 30 pages per week) prior to class. Students will be responsible for one presentation for which the student will locate and read an extra material relevant to the week's topic. As the final course paper, students will be designing a research proposal that pertains to postmodern approaches addressing language learning/teaching.
所要時間: 190 minutes
スケジュール
- Introduction Course overview
- Ch 2 The genetic method
- Ch 3 Mediation: theoretical framework
- Ch 4 Symbolic mediation and L2 learners, 1: inner speech, private speech, and gesture
- Ch 5 Symbolic mediation and L2 learners, 2: metaphor, lexis, and narratives
- Ch 6 Internalization, 1: theoretical framework
- Ch 7 Internalization, 2: L2 development
- Ch 8 Activity theory, 1: theoretical framework
- Ch 9 Activity theory, 2: L2 development
- Ch 10 The zone of proximal development
- Ch 12 Pedagogy, 2: dynamic assessment
- Ch 1 Introducing posthumanist applied linguistics
- Ch 2 Posthumanism and the strange humanist subject
- Ch 3 Distributed language, spatial repertoires and semiotic assemblages Summative discussion
教科書
There is an assigned course text. Please see below. Students are to make their own arrangements to buy the required textbook.
Sociocultural Theory and the Genesis of Second Language Development
著者: Lantolf, J. P., & Thorne, S. L.
出版社: Oxford University Press, 2006
Language Assemblages
著者: Pennycook, A.
出版社: Cambridge University Press, 2024
参考書
Perspectives on Activity Theory
著者: Engeström, Y., Miettinen, R., & Punamäki, R-L.
出版社: Cambridge University Press (1999)
Sociocutural Theory and Second Language Learning
著者: Lantolf, J. P.
出版社: Oxford University Press (2000)
Sociocultural Studies of Mind
著者: Wertsch, J. V., Del Rîo, P., & Alvarez, A.
出版社: Cambridge University Press (1995)