The aim of this course is to introduce students to the processes involved in second language acquisition within the framework of Principles and Parameters (Chomsky 1982) and to familiarize them with the analysis of learner data from second language studies into morphosyntactic development. It begins with an outline of the similarities and differences between first and language acquisition, it continues with the basic acquisition theories in the field and the methodology used to explore learner development and then discusses research findings from syntactic phenomena which have been the focus of studies into second language syntax, such as subjects and tense, verb movement and adverb placement, wh-constructions and determiners. Learnability issues are analysed in terms of the interference of L1 (native language) syntactic and semantic properties (features) to L2 (target language). Discussion of each phenomenon will be followed by proposals for teaching intervention.
| Semester | Group | Day | From | To | Room | Instructor |
| Spring | Friday | 16:00 | 18:30 | 112 ð.ê. | Dimitrakopoulou Maria |
