First-Year Seminars 110LN - Be a Successful Lang. Learner

This seminar will provide an understanding of the language learning process and will help students to develop strategies to increase their ability in learning a second language. Students will be encouraged to reflect critically on language learning issues through a variety of topics such as different theories of second language acquisition, individual factors considered to play a role in acquiring a language -- aptitude, motivation, age, personality, learning styles, etc. -- , and how these factors are related to those strategies that have been identified in the literature as "good language learner' strategies." This course will enable students to become more independent learners able to take control of their own learning experience.

First-year students only, by placement.