ASSIGNMENTS+WEEK+3+&+4

The assigned readings for weeks 3 and 4 are detailed below**.**
 * WEEK 3**

Enjoy reading this interesting article by Medgyes (1992) here. Write a 100- word comment and answer two of your classmates postings (150 words approx.) by midnight. Remember to first click on the " FORUM.Readings 3 & 4" page and then on the discussion tag on that page to do it.
 * Wednesday. September 7th, 2011: NATIVE OR NON- NATIVE: Who´s worth more?**

Read pages 38-46 here. Write a 100- word comment and answer two of your classmates postings (150 words approx.) by midnight. Remember to first click on the " FORUM. Readings 3 & 4 " page and then on the discussion tag on that page to do it.
 * Friday. September 9th, 2011: CURRENT PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES: The cognitivist/developmental perspective ( Lightbown & Spada, 2006)**

This chapter is available here. Since it is a longer article, try to start reading it sooner. Your 100-word individual comment and two responses for classmates´ postings (150 words approx.) will be due by midnight. Don´t forget to first click on your "FORUM. Reading 5" and the discussion tag there to send your posting.
 * Wednesday. September 14th, 2011: CHAPTER 6. INPUT AND INTERACTION IN SLA. (Mitchell & Myles)**

Your second and last critique will be on this article. Since this time you are not reading a piece of research**, please follow these guidelines to write your one- page critique (Times New Roman or Georgia font and one-inch margins). **
 * Friday. September 16th, 2011: CRITIQUE 2 is due.**
 * ELT: The native speaker´s burden? (Phillipson, 1992)**