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Introduction: Applied Linguistics and TEFL: Mon Site
Introduction: Applied Linguistics and TEFL: Mon Site
Language teaching came into existence as a profession in the twentieth century; it was
characterized by frequent changes, innovations and development of language teaching
ideologies. Since language phenomenon is complex, educational field faced different
problems. However, Cook and Wei mentioned that applied linguistics is a field of research
and practice dealing with practical problems in many fields, one of them is education,
educational problem can be identified, analyzed or solved by applying variables theories,
methods of linguistics or by developing new theoretical and methodological frameworks in
linguistics to work on these problems .Today, the English language as a global/international
language or a lingua franca is widely used in communication between people and countries.
The aim of this presentation is to give special emphasis to the importance of applied
linguistics on TEFL.
Applied linguistics:
Applied Linguistics is the study of language and linguistics in relation to practical
problems, such as: Lexicography, Translation and Speech Pathology. This branch uses
information from Psychology, Anthropology and also information from theory as well as from
linguistics to develop its own theoretical models of language and language use. The next step
is to use all this information and theory in practical areas like: Syllabus design, Speech
therapy, Language planning and Stylistics ….etc. Like any branch of linguistics, Applied
Linguistics has some features such as:
The main goal of Applied Linguistics is to diagnose the problem in real-world language
and suggest solutions
Conclusion:
To sum up, we can say that applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field concerned with
practical issues involving language learning in the real world community. Applied linguistics
uses theories and frameworks from almost all disciplines it has as major interests the covering
of all branches of second/foreign language learning, in an attempt to solve problems related to
the learning teaching process, creating, innovating and developing syllabi and curricula. In
this context applied linguists may work as academic researchers, teacher trainers, test
developers, language policy consultants, translators and language teachers. TEFL applied
linguists, in this specific context, have their own methodology and approaches; they have
extensively deepened researches and solved problems and have, unlike other languages,
intensively developed this framework. Mon site: chanou.e-monsite.com