W 2-3: Theories of Language
After reading this chapter the students will be able to:
- discuss and define the concepts of Learning,Knowledge and Teaching.
- demonstrate their understanding of various Learning Theories by making a list of descriptive words.
- compare and contast the main theories of learning
- compare and contrast behaviourism and Mentalism
Course Material
- W 1 : The psychology of learning (introduction to Concepts)
- W 2-3: Theories of Language
- W 4: Memory; Working and Long Term Memory
- W 5: Mechanism of Speech Perception
- W 6-7: Prosodic Factors and Structure of a Sentence
- W 8: Structure of the Brain
- W 9: First Language Acquisition
- W 10: Second Language Acquisition
- W 11:Factors Affecting the Second Language Acquisition
- W 12: Motivation in SLA
- W 13: Language Learning Strategies
- W 14: Age and Cognitive Style
- Chapters 12
- Department English
- Teacher
Dr. Azhar Pervaiz
