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    An Overview of

    Applied Linguistics

    What is Applied Linguistics?


    Applied Linguistics is using what we
    know about language, how it is learned, and
    how it is used, in order to achieve some
    purpose or solve some problem in the real
    world.

    What is Applied Linguistics?


    Applied Linguistics is using what we
    know about language, how it is learned, and
    how it is used, in order to achieve some
    purpose or solve some problem in the real
    world.

    What is Applied Linguistics?


    Applied Linguistics is using what we
    know about language, how it is learned, and
    how it is used, in order to achieve some
    purpose or solve some problem in the real
    world.

    Question
    According to the definition, what are some
    possible issues concerned in the field of
    Applied Linguistics?

    Areas in Applied Linguistics


    Traditional concern of applied linguistics has
    been
    second language acquisition theory
    second language pedagogy
    interface between the two

    Other areas
    authorship identification
    forensic linguistics
    language-related disorders (aphasic, autistic
    speakers)

    Areas in Applied Linguistics


    AAAL 2002 (18 topic areas)

    language and its acquisition


    language and assessment
    language and the brain
    language and cognition
    language and culture
    language and ideology
    language and instruction

    Areas in Applied Linguistics


    AAAL 2002

    language and interaction


    language and listening
    language and media
    language and policy
    language and reading
    language and research methodology
    language and society

    Areas in Applied Linguistics


    AAAL 2002

    language and speaking


    language and technology
    language and translation/interpretation
    language and writing

    Homework
    Visit the conference websites of AILA
    2005, AAAL/CAAL 2006, BAAL2005,
    ALAA2005 and check what sub-areas each
    conference include in its Call for Papers.
    The purpose of this homework is to make
    you see what areas are of interest in the
    field of Applied Linguistics.

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    Early History
    the ancient Greeks
    Plato and Aristotle: design of curriculum of
    grammar, rhetoric

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    Early History
    English:
    Samuel Johnson (1755). Dictionary of the
    English Language
    authority on the meanings of English words
    standardizing English spellings

    Robert Lowth (1762). Short Introduction to


    English Grammar
    adopted as correct English

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    The 20th Century
    L2 teaching methods:

    Grammar-translation method (ability to analyze language)


    Direct method (use-based, exposure to oral language)
    Reading MethodVocabulary Control Movement)
    Aodiolingualism (World War II) (Behaviorism)
    Cognitive approach (Chomsky, 1959) (LAD)
    Communicative competence (Hymes, 1972)
    Monitor theory (Krashen, 1982)
    Focus on form form (Doughty and Williams, 1998)
    CALL
    Corpus Linguistics

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    The 20th Century
    Social/Cultural and Contextual Elements
    Philosophy
    Psychology (experimental science): separation of
    individual and society (Chomsky)
    Labov (1970): How social factors influence L1
    language use Tarone (1979) did the same for L2
    Sociolinguistics: The study of the interface of social
    factors and language use
    Pragmatics
    Discourse Analysis

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    The 20th Century
    Social/Cultural and Contextual Elements
    Philosophy
    Psychology (experimental science): separation of
    individual and society (Chomsky)
    Labov (1970): How social factors influence L1
    language use Tarone (1979) did the same for L2
    Sociolinguistics: The study of the interface of social
    factors and language use
    Pragmatics
    Discourse Analysis

    The Development of Applied Linguistics


    The 20th Century
    Sociolinguistics: The study of the interface of social
    factors and language use
    Pragmatics
    Discourse Analysis

    Social and contextual influences cannot be


    divorced form individual learners when
    language learning and use are studied.

    Themes to Watch For in this Book


    The Interrelationship of the Areas of Applied
    Linguistics
    The Move from Discrete to more Holistic and
    Integrative Perspectives
    Language use is not just a product of a number of
    individual language knowledge bits which reside
    completely within interlocutors; it is also profoundly
    affected by a number of other factors, such as the
    social context (who you are communicating with and
    for what purpose), the degree of involvement and
    interaction, the mode of communication (style) and
    time constraints.

    Themes to Watch For in this Book


    The Move from Discrete to more Holistic and
    Integrative Perspectives
    Taking these and other factors into account gives us
    a much richer and more accurate account of the way
    language is actually used and leads to a better
    description of the knowledge and skills which make
    up language proficiency.

    Themes to Watch For in this Book


    Bringing the language learner into the
    discussion
    Ch 10, Focus on the Language Learner:
    Motivation, Styles and Strategies

    Themes to Watch For in this Book


    New Perspectives on Teaching the Four Skills
    (Ch 11-14)

    The Lack of Black and White Answers


    Because language is created and processed both
    between interlocutors and within the human
    mind, much of what is of interest in applied
    linguistics is hidden from direct view and study.
    We cannot yet look into the human brain and
    directly observe language, which means that
    most research has to rely on indirect evidence
    observable through language processing and
    use

    The Lack of Black and White Answers


    The results of such indirect evidence needs to
    be interpreted, and usually more than one
    interpretation is possible.
    This makes it difficult to say much with
    complete certainty about language learning and
    use.
    It is thus remains the responsibility of
    researchers, teachers and readers to evaluate the
    various proposed positions and decide which
    makes the most sense.

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