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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

processes involved in language perception and language production will be covered and
experimental research in psycholinguistics will be discussed.

ENG 360 Work Placement (Education)
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course offers students an experiential learning experience that broadens their social
horizons through direct engagement in the workplace. The major aims of the course are to
provide students with challenging experiential learning through performing roles, tasks and
projects in educational contexts; hone students’ linguistic, interdisciplinary and transferable
skills for a wide range of careers in educational institutions, and help students develop career
plans.

ENG 361 Pedagogical Grammar
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills required to enable learners
of English as a second language to develop competence in the use of grammar for
communicative purposes. The first part of the course will introduce students to key concepts
involved in grammar pedagogy and teaching methodologies. The second part will cover
grammatical forms and structures in English that may be particularly difficult for second
language learners to acquire, with an emphasis on understanding the connection between form
and meaning. Students will apply what they have learned through designing and conducting
grammar lessons. By the end of the course, students should feel more confident about the use
of grammar terminology in second language teaching and more knowledgeable about a task-
based and meaning-oriented approach to grammar teaching in second language classrooms.

ENG 364 Second Language Acquisition
1 Term; 3 Credits
The course aims to introduce to students important theories and research findings
concerning the various aspects of learning English as a second language (ESL). It starts with
first language acquisition research because this is necessary to understand second language
acquisition. The early sessions in the course trace the early developments of SLA as a
discipline. These are then followed by examining individual learner differences that can affect
second language acquisition, such as age, intelligence, creativity, language aptitude, mindset,
motivation, learning strategies, learner beliefs, social context etc. This course aims to help
students gain a comprehensive understanding of how languages are learned, and what major
factors (both internal and external) can influence this learning process. Students are expected
to reflect upon their own learning experience of English vis-à-vis the theories learned from this
course.

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