Please attempt any four of the following questions:

1- What is applied linguistics?

2- What do these acronyms stand for?

SLA, LAD, L1, L2, FL, DA, AILA, and UG.

3- According to many applied linguistics researchers, the development of applied linguistics can
be traced back to Ancient Greek time and to the second half of the 18th century. Who were
considered as the leaders of this development and what were their contributions? List at
least one in each time.

4- To some extent, Applied Linguistics research is characterized by the lack of black and white
answers. What does this indicate?

5- How should vocabulary be learned?

6- Vocabulary tests can have a range of purposes. Identify them.

7- When the focus in linguistics was primarily on written language and restricted to the study
of isolated sentences, the spoken language was seen as formless and ungrammatical and
written language as highly structured and organized. Why?

8- What are the most prominent approaches to discourse analysis as related to applied
linguistics and language education?

Quiz Applied Linguistics.pdf

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