Kognitive Ansätze im Verständnis des Zweitspracherwerbs - Einzelansicht

Prerequisites: Students must have a good command of English.

Course overview: This course has two primary objectives: (i) to provide an overview of the core theoretical principles of Cognitive Linguistics, and (ii) to examine how these principles offer valuable insights into Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and contribute to a deeper understanding of its processes.

Teaching methods: The course will be primarily conducted through class discussions based on assigned readings and student presentations.

Proposed topics (subject to adjustments):

• Categorization, prototypes, and radial categories
• Conceptual metaphor
• Construction grammar
• Semantic typology
• Linguistic relativity

Overview literature:

• Achard, M., & Niemeier, S. (Eds.). (2004). Cognitive Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, and Foreign Language Teaching. Mouton de Gruyter.
• Robinson, P., & Ellis, N. C. (Eds.). (2008). Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Routledge.
• Tyler, A. (2003). Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Learning. Routledge.
• Ungerer, F., & Schmid, H.-J. (1996). An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics. London: Routledge. Chapters 1.1-1.3.

2 LP: Testate

3 LP: Testate

4 LP: Testate, Ausarbeitung oder Prüfungsgespräch

5 LP: Testate, Ausarbeitung oder Prüfungsgespräch