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Course syllabus - Theory and Methods in Research on Second Language Acquisition

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

SSA240

Valid from

Autumn semester 2026

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)

Main area(s)

Organisation

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities

Ratified

2014-02-03

Revised

2025-11-03

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2024-05-09
    • Latest update: 2025-05-27

    Books

    Denscombe, Martyn

    Forskningshandboken: för småskaliga forskningsprojekt inom samhällsvetenskaperna

    ISBN: 9789144122885

    LIBRIS-ID: lth08mc8jwfc1hdj

    Fjärde upplagan, Lund, Studentlitteratur, 506 sidor

    Egerhag, Helén

    Att främja läsutveckling i svenska som andraspråk: undervisning och tidiga insatser

    ISBN: 9789180820776

    LIBRIS-ID: xfdd97xgvq8t3hvr

    URL: Comprehensive summary

    Växjö, Linnaeus University Press, 119 sidor

    Nilsson, Josefin

    "Vi ser om dom flyter typ.?" : Att utveckla en språk- och kunskapsutvecklande ämnesundervisning för nyanlända elever - möjligheter och begränsningar ur lärarperspektiv

    ISBN:9789180145749 LIBRIS-ID:8rx3wql26f74hc2t

    URL: https://su.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1807967&dswid=-6086

    (Doctoral disseration). Institutionen för ämnesdidaktik, Stockholms universitet,

    Ortega, Lourdes

    Understanding second language acquisition

    Enligt lärarens anvisningar.

    ISBN: 9780340905593

    LIBRIS-ID: 11728661

    London, Hodder Education, xv, 304 p.

    Mackey, Alison; Gass, Susan M.

    Research methods in second language acquisition: a practical guide

    ISBN: 9781444334272

    LIBRIS-ID: 12521046

    1. ed., Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Wiley-Blackwell, vi, 326 s.

    Web Addresses

    Abstracts från konferensen Nordand, 2022, Reykjavik, 2022

    URL: https://vigdis.hi.is/en/events/nordand-15-conference-2022/

    Avhandlingar i urval.

    Forskningsartiklar tillkommer, tillhandahålles av läraren.

    Other Materials

    Forskningsartiklar tillkommer, tillhandahålles av läraren.

Examination

HEM1, Take-home examination, 4 credits, concerning learning outcomes 1-3, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
SEM2, Seminar, 3.5 credits, seminar concerning learning outcomes 1-4, grades Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).

To obtain an overall grade of Pass with Distinction the student must have achieved this grade on HEM1.

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding disability study support, can request adaptions for the examination. It is the examiner who takes decisions on any adaptions, based on the certificate and other conditions.

Grade

Three-grade scale