An outline to answer

Introduction
1. A short overview of Applied Linguistics. (Definition, origin /emergence, its disciplines)
2. The concerns of Applied Linguistics among which the field of foreign language teaching
and learning is the most discussed. Therefore, many research studies were conducted to
examine relevant issues of the field.
3. Illustrate with some of the famous applied linguists who provided a large number of
publications, books and research works about language teaching and learning in applied
linguistics
4. In the thesis statement of your introduction, you must refer to the important role that
applied linguistics plays to help achieving an effective process of teaching and learning
English as a foreign language (( just mention that it has an important role)) This is to
show that the following parts of your essay will involve the answer of the asked question.

Development paragraph
Your answer should appear in this paragraph
Arguments ‘for’ confining applied linguistics to a concern with English as a foreign language
teaching and learning
1- Applied linguistics makes linguistic knowledge, abstract ideas and language problems
accessible because it applies them in the real-world. ( justify with examples)
‘ failure in an English grammar / phonetics/ oral …exam’
‘ lack of English vocabulary / problems of language fluency / accuracy …)
‘ methods of teaching’ : Teachers are often confused which method best fits their
class’
2- It is necessary to understand the social aspect in EFL classes for example: the social
status of learners, teacher qualifications, learner’s background, size of the class, the
first language…. Since sociolinguistics is a part of applied linguistics, it helps solving
much of similar topics
3- The psychological side of learners and teachers is important to ensure an impressive
quality of learning/teaching English. Psycholinguistic problems are equally treated in
applied linguistics
4- Anthropological and cultural features: how does culture support and facilitate English
language learning through ethnographic studies?

Conclusion
In the concluding paragraph you can restate briefly what is already mentioned in the development
paragraph