This course covers current theories of language acquisition. The course will first outline current concerns in first language acquisition. Subsequently, it will concentrate on second language acquisition theories, attending to acquisition processes, phases in development, and external conditioning factors, including first language, age, motivation and instructional mode and context. At all times, specific attention will be addressed to acquisition involving Portuguese.

CILO-1: Identify fundamental descriptions and theories on language acquisition and language learning. CILO-2: Discuss aspects on first and second language regarding multilingual environments. CILO-3: Describe and analyze language acquisition and language learning.