At the end of this module, you should be able to:

• demonstrate understanding of the challenges facing the second language learner;
  
  
• identify the typical characteristics of interlanguage, ie the language produced by second language learners, and use your understanding of how interlanguage develops to provide an informed analysis of the interlanguage of one of your learners;
  
  
• explain how second language knowledge and skill typically develops;
  
  
• identify the different learning processes which are involved in second language learning;
  
  
• reflect on the theories which have been put forward to explain language learning in general;
  
  
• reflect on language teaching approaches and their grounding in Second Language Acquisition (SLA);
  
  
• use your understanding of the different kinds of learning involved in second language learning to analyze and evaluate second language teaching approaches.