This course addresses questions of the relationship between language and
interaction in the foreign language classroom and its relevance for the
process of language learning. It will cover issues like prominent
theories of SLA/FL language learning, the role of interaction in these
theories, appropriate research methods for studying interaction,
relevant findings from different studies or their consequences for
teachers and learners in the FL classroom. A considerable part of the
seminar will be devoted to dealing with authentic material from the
language classroom and different ways of analysing such data. Students
therefore will be expected to become active participants all through the
course.
- Dozent*in: Götz Schwab