Second Language Acquisition: Theoretical and Practical Approaches
Course, Master's level, 5EN494
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–30 March 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits. 90 credits in a language subject.
- Selection
-
All qualified applicants will be admitted.
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2024
- Application code
- UU-05043
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2024–19 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2025 Spring 2025, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 20 January 2025–30 March 2025
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits. 90 credits in a language subject.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2024–19 January 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026 Spring 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–29 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits. 90 credits in a language subject.
- Selection
-
All qualified applicants will be admitted.
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 12,500
- Total tuition fee: SEK 12,500
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-05043
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
Spring 2026 Spring 2026, Uppsala, 50%, On-campus, English For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 50%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–29 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
120 credits. 90 credits in a language subject.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 December 2025–18 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
In this course, you acquire more advanced knowledge about both theory and method in second language acquisition (English). You critically assess new methods and learning strategies by giving oral presentations and writing a research paper. The course also includes an overview of recent research findings and methods. In the research paper, you practice the method of error analysis on material drawn from a learner corpus of English.