Linguistics and their realationship to Teaching
The Relationship Between Linguistics and Language Teaching.
Fiona Le Maitre
Thongsook College
May 2013
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to analyze the relationship between linguistics and language teaching.
Linguistics is a science and teaching while technical is also an art yet they are closely related to each other in the case of language teaching. The foreign language teachers need to include 'selection ', 'grading ' and 'presentation ' as their main steps. Linguistics plays an important role in the whole process of teaching by helping to facilitate a teacher 's understanding of the workings and systems of the language they teach. Applied Linguistics is really about the melding of these 2 actions.
The Relationship between Linguistics and Language Teaching.
Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language. Linguistics is then divided into several branches which study different accepts of its use.
Descriptive linguistics, historical and comparative linguistics, which it is based on methodology.
Synchronic and Diachronic linguistics, which it is based on the aspect of changes over time.
Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, which is based on a language as a system.
Sociolinguistics this is related to or combined with the disciplines of linguistics and sociology.
Its interest is in the relationship between language and society. It works to explains why people
Use different speech in different social contexts. It’s area of study is the social functions of language to convey social meaning. The social relationships in a community, and the way people signal aspects of their social identity through their language (Jenet Holmes, 2001). Sociolinguistics also is concerned with the interaction of language and settings.
(Carol M. Eastman, 1975; 113). The other expert defines it as the study that is concerned with investigating the relationship between language and society with
Fiona Le Maitre
Thongsook College
May 2013
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to analyze the relationship between linguistics and language teaching.
Linguistics is a science and teaching while technical is also an art yet they are closely related to each other in the case of language teaching. The foreign language teachers need to include 'selection ', 'grading ' and 'presentation ' as their main steps. Linguistics plays an important role in the whole process of teaching by helping to facilitate a teacher 's understanding of the workings and systems of the language they teach. Applied Linguistics is really about the melding of these 2 actions.
The Relationship between Linguistics and Language Teaching.
Linguistics is defined as the scientific study of language. Linguistics is then divided into several branches which study different accepts of its use.
Descriptive linguistics, historical and comparative linguistics, which it is based on methodology.
Synchronic and Diachronic linguistics, which it is based on the aspect of changes over time.
Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, which is based on a language as a system.
Sociolinguistics this is related to or combined with the disciplines of linguistics and sociology.
Its interest is in the relationship between language and society. It works to explains why people
Use different speech in different social contexts. It’s area of study is the social functions of language to convey social meaning. The social relationships in a community, and the way people signal aspects of their social identity through their language (Jenet Holmes, 2001). Sociolinguistics also is concerned with the interaction of language and settings.
(Carol M. Eastman, 1975; 113). The other expert defines it as the study that is concerned with investigating the relationship between language and society with
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