What you'll learn

The Language Acquisition course will help your entire family develop the skills, methods, techniques, and attitudes to learn another language.

  • Learn how to use phonetics techniques to gain speech flexibility and prepare the mouth to learn new, foreign sounds.

  • Discover your individual learning style and the role it plays in language learning.

  • Practice your newly learned language-learning methods with native speakers.

Course curriculum

    1. Class Notes

    2. Due Day 1: Complete Lesson Plan for Language Helper Session #2

    3. Due Day 2: Highlight the "Four Approaches Checklists" (Four Approaches & Styles)

    4. Due Day 3: Complete "Self-Assessment Checklist"

    5. Due Day 3: Language Program Planning Workbook — Part A (Four Approaches and Styles)

    6. Due Day 3: Am I Still Me? (LanguaCulture & Identity)

    7. Due Day 3: Complete Phonetics Homework Section A

    8. Due Day 4: Complete Phonetics Homework Section B

    9. Due Day 4: Complete "LanguaCulture" Reflection Paper (LanguaCulture & Identity)

    10. Due Day 4: Familiarize yourself with PLACE online

    11. Due Day 5: Read "Participant Observation" Article (PLACE)

    12. Due Day 5: Familiarize yourself with PLACE online

    13. Due Day 5: Complete Phonetics Chart (Phonetics)

    14. Due Day 6: Familiarize yourself with PLACE online

    15. Day 6: Collect Pictures for Photobook Assignment

    16. Due Day 6: Complete Lesson Plan for Language Helper Session #3

    17. Due Day 6: Language Program Planning Workbook — Part B

    18. Due Day 6: Complete Phonetics Homework Section C

    19. Due Day 7: Read "Working with Language Helpers" and Complete Chart

    20. Due Day 7: Read "Preparing for Language School in a Cross-Cultural Setting" Article

    21. Due Day 7: Complete Lesson Plan for Language Helper Session #4

    22. Due Day 7: Complete Phonetics Homework Section D

    23. Due Day 8: Complete Lesson Plan for Language Helper Session #5

    24. Due Day 8: Complete Phonetics Homework Sections E & F

    25. Due Day 9: Familiarize yourself with PLACE online

    26. Due Day 9: Language Program Planning Workbook — Part C

    27. Due Day 10: Read "Language and Language Learning: Orientation for Learners and Teachers"

    28. Due Day 10: Read “Motivation, Morale and Commitment in Language Learning”

    1. Due Friday May 3: Course Evaluation

    2. Due Friday May 3: Facilitator Evaluations

    3. Due Friday May 3: CIT 2.0 Sign up

    1. Due One Week After SLA Ends: Language Program Planning Workbook — Final

About this course

  • Free
  • 32 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content