Areas of

Applied Linguistics?
• You’ve seen the definitions of
the term AL and how this science
tries to solve problems arise in area
of language learning or acquisition.
Now we’ll see what areas AL can
cover.
Areas of AL

•Language teaching
•Language policy & language planning
•Speech pathology/therapy
•Lexicography and dictionary making
•Translation & interpretation
•Computer assisted language learning
Language Teaching

AL can be seen as providing

the intellectual basis for advances
in language teaching in numerous
contexts in a number of countries.
Language Teaching

AL does not take developments in

linguistics and look for ways of
applying them to teaching. Instead,
the problems faced in language
teaching are solved with the help of
linguistics
Language Policy and Language Planning

AL assists language planners by

providing answers to questions like:
to whom the policy/plan applies and
at what level.
AL also plays a vital role in planning
the national or local language(s) of
concerned countries.
Speech Therapy/Pathology

Speech therapy/pathology is activities

and exercises designed to help relieve
or overcome language problems or
speech defects or to help someone
regain the use of speech after having
suffered speech loss.
Speech Therapy/Pathology

AL incorporates into many

professional training courses for
treating patients with speech
disorders by speech therapists.
Lexicography and Dictionary Making

A new generation of lexicographers

has emerged whose loyalty lie with
AL. Sinclair’s Cobuild Dictionary
(1987) is a principal example of the
way applied linguists contribute to
lexicography.
Lexicography and Dictionary Making

This dictionary is a computerized

database designed to link the
learning of vocabulary thematically
to real-world communicative
contexts.
Translation and Interpretation

The training of translators and interpreters

now often includes training in AL,
specifically in the area of contrastive
analysis where the translator is trained
to point out the areas of similarities and
differences between languages concerned.
Computer Assisted Language Learning

Many programmes and software

have been developed to assist in
learning and teaching languages.
 CALL / CAI

A. Teaching programme presented

by a computer in a sequence.
The student responds on the
computer, and the computer
indicates whether the responses
are correct or in correct.
 CALL / CAI

B. The use of computer to monitor

students’ progress and direct
them to the appropriate lessons,
material, etc.
 CALL / CAI

C. The use of computer to provide

exploratory environments for
language learning by presenting
problems in need for resolution
and providing tools for further
learning.
We have so far discussed some of
the applications of the findings of
AL in relation to other sciences
like psychology, education,
medicine, computer science, etc.
In relation to our main aim as
language teachers, we will see how
AL concentrates on the study of
second and foreign language learning
and acquisition. It concentrates
more on the language learner. In
fact, it considers the language
learners as the centre of the whole
learning process.

See this…
 Applied Linguistics

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strategies The processing of
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