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- 2. Outlines What is applied Linguistics? History of A. L Domains and aims of Applied Linguistics Interdisciplines and A.L Conclusion References
- 3. What is ‘applied linguistics’? Applied linguistics is a branch of linguistics where the primary concern is the application of the linguistic theories, methods and findings to the explanation of language problems which have arisen in other areas of experience
- 4. DEFINITIONS
- 5. “Whenever knowledge about language is used to solve a basic language-related problem, one may say that applied linguistics is being practiced. • AL is a technology which makes abstract ideas and research findings Accessible and relevant to the real world; it mediates between theory and practice.” (Strevens, 1992, p. 76)(Ibid.) Therefore, applied linguistics involves • a- what we know about language • b- how it is learned • c- how it is used • • The primary concern of applied linguistics has been second language acquisition theory, second language pedagogy and the interrelationship of Both areas.
- 6. Scope of applied linguistics • Language teaching and learning • Language testing • Psycho- and neurolinguistics • Sociolinguistics • Discourse analysis • Computational linguistics • Translation studies
- 7. Aim of Applied Linguistic Studies: The study of second language and foreign language learning and teaching. Investigate problems related to language learning and teaching. To find some practical steps to solve those problems.
- 8. Inter-disciplines and applied linguistics • Interdisciplinary involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). • It is about creating something new by crossing boundaries, and thinking across them. • It is related to an interdisciplinary , which is an organizational unit that crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines , as new needs and professions emerge. ( origin of language, Translation of lang. through computers)
- 10. Inter-disciplines: • Psycholinguistics – looks at how language is acquired by humans – how speech is created in real time – how speech is perceived – how language is stored in the brain – how vocabulary is accessed Neurolinguistics • looks at the neurology of language • brain imaging
- 11. Applied areas of linguistics • creating writing systems for languages which do not have them • education – teaching children the language they already know – teaching English as a foreign or second Language speech and language therapy – developmentally disordered speech – acquired speech disorders • computing – natural language interfaces ,– machine translation – speech recognition ,– speech synthesis
- 12. Conclusion
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