scope of applied linguistics
The Scope of Applied Linguistics:
AL, according to Corder 1974 is the utilization of the knowledge about the nature of language achieved by linguistics research for the improvement of the efficiency of some practical task in which language is a central component.
1. Language and Teaching
Approaches & Methods
Grammar Translation Method (GTM): Classes are conducted in the mother tongue. This method depends on memorization of lists of new vocabulary in isolation (i.e. no context provided).Great attention is paid to grammatical rules.
The Series Method: Ls are exposed to a series of connected sentences (in FL) that are easy to understand.
The Direct Method: It depends on the oral interaction using the FL inside the classroom. It is based on the belief that language should be learned the way we learned our mother tongue.
The Audio-lingual Method (ALM): It is based on the idea of over-learning and repetition. New Material is presented in a form of dialogues, broken into pieces.
Cognitive Code Learning Method (CCL): It is a more student-oriented method as it focuses on his/her mentality and the complicated processes that take place as learning progresses.
The Designer Methods:
1. Community Language Learning (CLL): It focuses on establishing inter personal relationships between Ls in order to make the classroom a family-like environment.
2. Suggestopedia: It is based on the idea that the human mind can learn anything if a suitable atmosphere (e.g.: music, visuals, imagination, meditation, relaxation ...) is provided
2. Language and Education/Learning
1st language education
In this section, linguists try to answer the question: how infants learn/ acquire their mother tongue? Parents do not teach their children to speak. They correct their falsehoods when they misbehave rather than correcting their language mistakes. First-language acquisition is innate, meaning that we are born with a set of language rules which Chomsky refers to as the Universal
AL, according to Corder 1974 is the utilization of the knowledge about the nature of language achieved by linguistics research for the improvement of the efficiency of some practical task in which language is a central component.
1. Language and Teaching
Approaches & Methods
Grammar Translation Method (GTM): Classes are conducted in the mother tongue. This method depends on memorization of lists of new vocabulary in isolation (i.e. no context provided).Great attention is paid to grammatical rules.
The Series Method: Ls are exposed to a series of connected sentences (in FL) that are easy to understand.
The Direct Method: It depends on the oral interaction using the FL inside the classroom. It is based on the belief that language should be learned the way we learned our mother tongue.
The Audio-lingual Method (ALM): It is based on the idea of over-learning and repetition. New Material is presented in a form of dialogues, broken into pieces.
Cognitive Code Learning Method (CCL): It is a more student-oriented method as it focuses on his/her mentality and the complicated processes that take place as learning progresses.
The Designer Methods:
1. Community Language Learning (CLL): It focuses on establishing inter personal relationships between Ls in order to make the classroom a family-like environment.
2. Suggestopedia: It is based on the idea that the human mind can learn anything if a suitable atmosphere (e.g.: music, visuals, imagination, meditation, relaxation ...) is provided
2. Language and Education/Learning
1st language education
In this section, linguists try to answer the question: how infants learn/ acquire their mother tongue? Parents do not teach their children to speak. They correct their falsehoods when they misbehave rather than correcting their language mistakes. First-language acquisition is innate, meaning that we are born with a set of language rules which Chomsky refers to as the Universal