Communication and Language Acquisition: Theories and Applications in Foreign Language Learning

TOPIC 1: Language as Communication

1. Introduction (Krashen)

2. Language as Communication

2.1. Language Definition (Chomsky 57, Hall 64, Hockett 60)

2.2. The Communication Process (Jakobson 60)

2.3. Language as a Means of Communication (Widdowson 78)

3. Oral and Written Language (Halliday 89)

3.1. Development of Oral and Written Language (Skinner 57)

3.2. Development and Improvement of Oral Language

3.3. Development and Improvement of Written Language (Piaget)

3.4. Characteristics of Oral and Written Language (McLaren 95)

3.5. Pedagogical Implications

4. Factors Defining a Communicative Situation (Jakobson 60)

5. Functions of Language

6. Language as Communication in the Foreign Language Curriculum (RD126, Art7, Canale & Swain 80)

TOPIC 2: Communication in the English Classroom

2. Communication in the English Classroom (Jakobson 60)

2.1. The Communication Process

2.2. Language as a Means of Communication (Widdowson 78)

2.3. Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in the English Class (RD126, OR17M, Canale & Swain 80)

2.3.2. Verbal Communication in the English Class (Madrid, McLaren 95)

2.3.3. Non-Verbal Communication in the English Class (Knapp 72)

3. Extralinguistic Strategies: Non-Verbal Reactions to Messages in Different Contexts

3.1. Learning Strategies: Linguistic and Extralinguistic Strategies (Oxford 90)

3.2. Non-Verbal Reactions to Messages in Different Contexts (Halliday)

3.3. Total Physical Response (TPR) (James Asher 90)

TOPIC 3: Developing Language Skills for Communication

2. The Four Language Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing (O17M/2015, Harmer 72)

3. Oral Skills

3.1. Oral Comprehension: Listening (Harmer 72)

3.2. Oral Expression: Speaking (Krashen 81)

4. Written Skills (Halliday 89)

4.1. Written Comprehension: Reading (Rigg 77)

4.2. Written Expression: Writing (McLaren 95, Kroll 81)

5. Communicative Competence (RD126/2014)

5.1. Integrated Skills (Read 91)

5.2. Theories on Communicative Competence (Chomsky 65, Hymes 72)

5.3. Communicative Competence in the Foreign Language Area Curriculum (RD126/2014, OR17M/2015)

TOPIC 4: Assessing Communication and Cultural Awareness

1. Introduction (Englebert 04, RD126/2014)

2. Assessment of the Knowledge of a Foreign Language as a Means of Communication

2.1. The Communication Process (Jakobson 60)

2.2. Language as a Means of Communication (Widdowson 78)

2.3. Foreign Language and International Communication

2.4. English as a World Language (Smith 83)

3. Interest in Linguistic Diversity Through the Study of a New Language and its Culture

3.1. Concept of Culture: Different Perspectives

3.2. The Study of a New Language and its Culture (Canale & Swain 80)

3.3. Developing Cultural Awareness

3.4. Techniques and Activities to Develop Student's Cultural Awareness (Brewster 92)

3.4.1. The Role of the Teacher

3.4.2. Didactic Applications in the FL Lessons