ESL-7100: Second Language Foundations

Villacañas de Castro, L. S. (2016). Formulating ‘principles of procedure’ for the foreign language classroom: A framework for process model language curricula. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 48(3), 367–387.
This article aims to apply Stenhouse’s process model of curriculum to foreign language education. Read pages 367-387.

Sheridan, S. (1986). Commentary: Reading “acquisition” vs. reading “learning.” Reading Teacher, 39(6), 500–503.
In this article the author discusses the reading process in relationship to foreign language instruction. The distinction between reading acquisition and reading for learning is reviewed and application into the classroom. Read pages 500-503.

Nassaji, H. (2007). Schema theory and knowledge-based processes in second language reading comprehension: A need for alternative perspectives. Language Learning, 57, 79–113.
In this article, a critical analysis of the major assumptions underlying schema theory and processes of second language acquisition. Read pages 79-113.

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