Topics in Applied Linguistic
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Definition
There are various definitions of applied linguistics based on some linguists. The followings are some of them:
a. According to Corder (1973):
The application of linguistic knowledge to some object – or applied linguistics, as its name implies – is an activity. It is not a theoretical study. It makes use of the findings of theoretical studies. The applied linguist is a consumer or user, not a producer of theories.
b. According to Cook (2003):
Applied Linguistic is a study which the task is to mediate between linguistics and language use.
c. According to Spolsky (2005):
Applied Linguistics is a cover term for a sizeable group of semi-autonomous disciplines, each dividing its parentage and allegiances between the formal study of language and other relevant fields, and each working to develop its own methodologies and principles.
d. According to Schmitt & Celce Murcia (2002)
AppliedLinguistics’ is using what we know about (a) language, (b) how it is learned, and (c) how it is used, in order to achieve some purpose or solve some problem in the real world” (Schmitt & Celce-Murcia, 2002, p. 1).
e. According to Dawn Knight (2009)
Applied linguistics is a discipline which explores the relations between theory and practice in language with particular reference to issues of language use. It embraces contexts in which people use and learn languages and is a platform for systematically addressing problems involving the use of language and communication in real-world situations. Applied linguistics draws on a range of disciplines, including linguistics. In consequence, applied linguistics has applications in several areas of language study, including language learning and teaching, the psychology of language processing, discourse analysis, stylistics, corpus analysis, literacy studies and language planning and policies.
Dawn Knight.2009. What is Applied Linguistic. Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics
f. According to G. Richard Tucker
The term ‘applied linguistics’ refers to a broad range of activities which involve solving some language-related problem or addressing some language-related concern.
G. Richard Tucker.(n.d).Applied Linguistic.Retrieved from http://lsadc.org/info/ling-fields-applied.cfm
g. According to Susan Hunston (2009)
One answer to this question is that it is the study of language in order to address real-world concerns. Another is that it is the study of language, and language-related topics, in specified situations. The real-world concerns include language learning and teaching but also other issues such as professional communication, literacies, translation practices, language and legal or health issues, and many more. Applied linguistics is practically-oriented, but it is also theory-driven and interdisciplinary. Models of how languages are learned and stored, for example, are ‘applied linguistics’, as are descriptions of individual language varieties that prioritize actual and contextualized language use.
Susan Hunston.2009.What is Applied Lingustic? Retrieved fromhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics
From the definitions above, I can conclude that applied linguistic is a study of language that is used to solve many problems related to language in many cases.
The Scope of Applied Linguistics
a. According to Mouton de Gruyter, the scope of applied linguistics includes:
Language Acquisition (L1 and L2), Psycho/Neuro – linguistics, Language Teaching, Sociolinguistics, Humor Studies, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis/Rhetorics, Text/Processing/Translation, Computational Linguistics – Machine Translation, Corpus Linguistics, Language Control/Dialectology.
b. According to the International Association of Applied Linguistics, the scope of applied linguistics includes:
Adult Language Learning, Child Language, Communication in the Professions, Contrastive Linguistics and Error Analysis, Discourse Analysis, Educational Technology and Language Learning, Foreign Language Teaching Methodology and Teacher Education, Forensic Linguistics, Immersion Education, Interpreting and Translating, Language and Ecology, Language and Education in Multilingual Settings, Language and Gender, Language and the Media, Language Contact and Language Change, Language for Special Purposes, Language Planning, Learner Autonomy in Language Learning, Lexicography and Lexicology, Literacy, Mother Tongue Education, Psycholinguistics, Rhetoric and Stylistics, Second Language Acquisition, Sign Language.
References:
Davies, A. 2007. An Introduction to Applied Linguistics. From Practice to Theory. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Seidlhofer, B. 2003. Controversies in Applied Linguistics. United Kingdom: OXFORD University Press.
Schmitt, N. & Celce-Murcia, M. (2002) An overview of applied linguistics. In N. Schmitt (ed.), An introduction to applied linguistics (pp. 1–16). London: Arnold.
Dawn Knight.2009. What is Applied Linguistic. Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics
G. Richard Tucker.(n.d). Applied Linguistic.Retrieved from http://lsadc.org/info/ling-fields-applied.cfm
Susan Hunston. 2009. What is Applied Lingustic? Retrieved fromhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/16212220/What-is-Applied-Linguistics
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