These are the slides used in the May 23, 2011 UTPL videoconference for the Psychology and Language Learning coures.

1. Psychology and LanguageLearning Ciencias de la educación: Mención Inglés ESCUELA: BIMESTRE: Primer NOMBRES: Mgs. Anna M. Gates

4. Use yourbestjudgementtoguessifthefollowingstatementsaboutlanguageacquisitionis true or false

5. ExplainwhyyouchoseyouranswerSource: Tokuhama-Espinosa, T. PresentationSeptember 13, 2009

6. True or false? Multilingual people are more creative than monolinguals.

7. True or false? It is impossible for an adult to learn as quickly as a child.

8. True or false? Adults can’t learn a foreign language without having an accent.

9. True or false? The most important predictor of success in second language learning is motivation

10. FirstBimester Content Overview

20. Universal grammar

22. Second Language Learning

25. Behaviourism in SLA

26. InnatistPerpective

27. Psychological Theories

28. Sociocultural Theories

29. Individual Differences in Learning Second Languages

30. Why?

34. Anna M. Gates 07 257 0275 x2427 Tutorial Schedule: Tuesdays 11:00 – 1:00 Wednesdays 4:30 -6:30 Skype: psychologyandlanguage