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Applied Linguistic and Language Teaching and Learning

This chapter discusses applied linguistics and its relationship to language learning and teaching. It explores how applied linguistics aims to use linguistic knowledge to solve language-related problems. The chapter also examines two institutional problems in applied linguistics: determining the optimal age to start learning a foreign language, and validating language proficiency tests. It notes debate around whether there is a critical period for acquiring language like a native speaker or if adults can learn languages efficiently as well.

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Applied Linguistic and Language Teaching and Learning

This chapter discusses applied linguistics and its relationship to language learning and teaching. It explores how applied linguistics aims to use linguistic knowledge to solve language-related problems. The chapter also examines two institutional problems in applied linguistics: determining the optimal age to start learning a foreign language, and validating language proficiency tests. It notes debate around whether there is a critical period for acquiring language like a native speaker or if adults can learn languages efficiently as well.

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APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE

LEARNING/TEACHING
1. Introduction
Language teaching
Language-teacher education
The proper
concerns of
applied
linguistics
A representation of the
arguments for and against
confining AL to a concern with
L2 learning and teaching
Two problems in the field
What is this
chapter about?
2. Claims
International Association of
Applied Linguistics purpose >
To promote research in the
area of Applied Linguistics
Kaplan & Widdowson (1992) >
whenever the knowledge
about language is used to
solve a basic language-related
problem > Applied Linguistics
> being practised
Activities and
general
agreement
undertaken by
Applied
Linguistics
Crystal (1992:24) > the
domain of applied linguistics
> extremely wide > foreign
language learning and
teaching, lexicography, style,
etc
Activities and
general
agreement
undertaken by
Applied
Linguistics
3. A Personal Account
Not all language learning is
doomed
Language teachers > always in
search of the foolproof method
Kaplans story
with learning
and teaching
whatever the method >desire and
necessity can make a student learn
a language
Kaplans
suggestion
What does Applied Linguistics offer?

Related to the question >
what is supposed to be being
learned?
Not related to
how to improve
the learning >
learn a new
method
Possibly 30% of linguistics
Other portions > the provision
of tasks, workshop, examples
and so on
Content of a course
in applied
linguistics for L2
teachers
4. Applied Linguistics and
Institutional Problems
Optimum age for starting to
learn a foreign language
The validation of a language
proficiency test
Concern
with two
problems
5. Optimum Age
Before puberty > acquire
language as native speakers
After puberty > learn as
second or foreign language
speakers
Critical period
view
There may be no optimum
age > adults can learn as
efficiently as children and
indeed more quickly
Research into
second language
learning

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