ព្រះរាជាណាចព្ររម្ពជា

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Kingdom of Cambodia
ជាតិ សាសនា ព្រះមហាក្សព្ត
Nation Religion King

សាកលវិទ្យាល័យជាតិជាស៊ីមកំចាយមារ
National University of Cheasim Kamchaymear

កមមវិធ៊ីសិកយាថ្នយក់បរិញ្ញយបត្ត
Bachelor Degree Program
Course Syllabus

1. Couse Title : Applied Linguistic 1

2. Lecture’s Name : Dorn BRAK, MA in TESOL
3. Pre-Requisite : Advanced Level
4. Credit points : 3 (equals 45 hours)
5. Number of weeks :9
6. Couse Aim and Purpose:
This course aims to instruction of applied linguistics. The course also helps students to broaden their
perception in the field applied linguistics. Students will learn some structural theories from relevant scholar.
Especially, the course would hope students to show how the language is learnt successfully.
7. Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the definitions and characteristics of applied linguistics
- Define many important terms which relate to applied linguistics
- Identify the history of both American English and British English.
- Differentiate between American English and British English.
- Apply some vital theories learning and teaching.
- Explains the reasons of learning a language.
8. Contents of course (main headings)
Unit 1: An Overview of Applied Linguistics
Unit 2: British English and American English
Unit 3: Why Do People Learn Languages?
Unit 4: Former Methods in Teaching English
Unit 5: Description of Language and Language Use
Unit 6: What a Language should students should learn
Unit 7: Aspects of the English Language
Unit 8: English Morphology
Unit 9: Participants of Learning Process
Week
Session Contents of Course Teaching/Learning Activities and
(1-3)
Assessment
Unit 1: An Overview of Applied Linguistics - Introducing course outline and
- What is Applied Linguistics? assessment methods
- The Development of Applied Linguistics - Matching the words with
1 - Applied Linguistics during the Twentieth
definitions
Century
- Incorporating Social and Cultural Elements - Group Discussion
into Applied Linguistics - Gaps filling
Unit 2: British English and American English - Word Matching
- History of British English - Pair Work
2 - History of American English - Pair Presentation
- Answering the questions
Unit 2: British English and American English - Review the previous lesson
1 (Go on) - Present new lessons
- Differences between British English and - Multiple choice
3 American English
- Group Discussion
- How British English and American English
Became Different? -
- Differences in Lexicon / Vocabulary
- Differences in Spelling
Unit 3: Why Do People Learn Languages? - Review the previous lesson
- Reasons for learning languages - Questions and answers
4 - Success in language learning - Present new lesson
- Motivation Differences
- Group discussion
- Issues in language learning
- Word Matching
Unit 4: Former Methods in Teaching English - Review the previous lesson
- The Grammar Translation Method - Questions and answers
- The Direct Method - Present new lesson
5 - The Audio-Lingual Method
- Group Work
- The Silent Way
- Word matching
- Community Language Learning
- Pair work
- Total Physical Response (TPR).
Unit 5: Description of Language and Language - Review the previous lesson
Use - Questions and answers
6 - Grammar - Group Discussion
- Issues when Describing Grammar - Work matching
- Mid-Term
Unit 5: Description of Language and Language - Review the previous lesson
2 Use (Go On) - Questions and answers
- Vocabulary - Present new lesson
7 - What is vocabulary? - Role play
- How Should Vocabulary Be Learned? - Homework
- Strategy Development
Unit 6: What a Language should students should - Review the previous lesson
learn - Questions and answers
- Pronunciation - Present new lesson
8 - Grammar - Worksheet activities
- Vocabulary - Multiple choice
- Discourse - Pair Work
- Language functions
- Skills
 Unit 7: Aspects of the English Language - Review the previous lesson
- Words - Questions and answers
9 - Grammar - Present new lesson
- Functions
- Practice
- Discourse
- Homework
Unit 8: English Morphology - Review the previous lesson
- Morphology - Marching the words
- Morphemes - Pair work
10
- Morphological Description
- Group Work
3 - Problems in Morphological Description
- Morphs and Allomorphs - Exercises
Unit 9: Participants of Learning Process - Review the previous lesson
- Teacher’s roles, teaching styles - Questions and answers
11 - Learner types - Group Discussion
- Relevant stakeholders
- Presentation
- Activities
- Multiple choice
- Group Presentation - Group Presentation
12 - Summarize the lessons - Questions and answers
- Final Examination - Summative assessment
9. Learning and Teaching Strategies:
- Present new target items
- Class work (Individual/Pair Work) on exercises
- Group work activity on worksheets
- Oral Presentation of Written Assignment’
- Extra class activities
10. Assessment Method:

1. Ongoing assessment:
* Attendance and Class participation: 10%
* Quiz/homework: 10%
* Assignment/ Presentation: 20%
* Mid-term examination: 20%
2. Final Examination: 40%
__________
Total: 100%

11. Description of Each Assessment

1. Regular attendance: Never absent from the class, students are given 5%
2. Class participation: In class, students are encouraged to ask questions and show their
opinions, and dare to present to the class are given 5%

3. Homework: Homework and quiz will be provided to students every week. If the students do their
homework and quiz properly, they can get 10% of total score.
 4. Assignment and oral presentations: Students are to work interactively in their groups and present
their assignment to class in order to get 20 %
5. Mid-Term exams: In order to get 20 %, students are required to try their best to take the Mid-term
exams. The mid-term focuses on what the students have learnt.

6. Final examination: It is the last important assessment. It will cover the whole course book. So the
students are required to read every unit and do all the exercises in the course book at least in order to
be able to get 40 %.

12. Learning Resources:

• Main Textbook:
Norbert Schmitt and Michael P.H. Rodgers (2007), An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (3rd
Edition), Norbert Schmitt and Michael P.H. Rodgers
• Supplementary Textbook
- Bölcsész Konzorcium (2020), Applied Linguistics I for BA Students in English
- Jack C. Richards and Richard Schmidt (2010) Longman Dictionary of.Language Teaching
And Applied Linguistics, Pearson Education Limited