The purpose of this unit is to provide an overview of the nature and main concerns of Applied Linguistics and how it relates to other language related disciplines such as linguistics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics. Students are introduced to the various branches of applied linguistics and the focus and central issues to be discussed in the Applied Linguistics Course to Foreign Language Teaching and Learning.
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| Unit1: An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (PDF) | ||
| Unit1: An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (PPT) | ||
Reader and Workbook | ||
| Unit 1: An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (PDF) | ||
| Unit 1: An Introduction to Applied Linguistics (DOC) | ||
Videolectures | ||
| Unit 1: An Introduction to Applied Linguistics | ||
Further Readings | ||
Bygate, M. (2005). Applied linguistics: a pragmatic discipline, a generic discipline? Applied Linguistics, 26(4), 568-581. Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Second language acquisition and applied linguistics, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 20, 165-181. Rampton, B. (1997). Retuning in applied linguistics. International journal of applied linguistics, 7(1), 3-25. Widdowson, H. G. (2000). On the limitations of linguistics applied. Applied linguistics, 21(1), 3-25. | ||
