Professor Wynne Wong (wong.240@osu.edu)

SPRING 2025

Video Introduction of Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXzu2FJFtP8

Course Delivery: This 3-credit course, offered by the Department of French & Italian at OSU, is taught in English, and delivered completely online in an asynchronous format. The course may be taken from anywhere at any time as long as assignments are completed by established due dates. Regular optional synchronous meetings are also available via Carmen Zoom. 

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for anyone interested in second language studies/language teaching and will count toward the Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization (GIS) in Second Language Studies. Secondary education teachers are also welcome. FR 8301 is *not* a prerequisite for this course.

Course Description:

Only input that has been processed can impact second language acquisition (SLA). Therefore, the study of input processing is integral to SLA research and for the development of effective pedagogical activities for classroom learning. While Corder (1967) was the first to make the distinction between input and intake, it was VanPatten’s (1996) model of input processing that provided the most elaborate account of how L2 learners derive intake from input by focusing on these critical questions: What input data do L2 learners attend to (and not attend to)? Why do they process certain data and not others? How does what they attend to (and not attend to) affect acquisition? 

This course examines theoretical and instructional implications of research on input processing for the acquisition of grammar. You will be able to read research on input processing with a critical eye and understand the instructional implications of this research. You will learn how to create pedagogical interventions including structured input activities to help language learners process input better to support their acquisition of grammar.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

• the nature of input processing (what gets and does not get processed and why);
• current research trends in input processing;
• the role of explicit explanation in input processing;
• how processing instruction is different from other pedagogical interventions;
• how to create structured input activities for the classroom;
• how to create other input-based grammar activities to support the acquisition of grammar.

A variety of activities have been incorporated into this distance learning course to encourage student engagement and interaction, and to create an enjoyable online learning experience. 

Different options for the final project are available to meet the needs and interests of different students taking the course.

See video introduction of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXzu2FJFtP8

Non-degree seeking students can register for the course through OSU’s Extended Education: https://extendeded.osu.edu/