Development Of Applied Linguistics Research Articles

ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

ISSUES OF DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

An Overview of the History and Development of Applied Linguistics

This study is conducted to highlight the brief history of applied linguistics, its development over the years and the work of a few people who have contributed a lot to the development of applied linguistics (AL). Many people have defined or described applied linguistics and some of their definitions will also be presented. These definitions will give you an idea of what applied linguistics entails and the various areas of language endeavor it covers. The main objective of this study is to familiarize EFL learners with the background and nature of the concept of applied linguistics, i.e. giving various definitions of applied linguistics as well as describing how applied linguistics became a discipline. The study adopts the descriptive methodology.

On the predicaments of the English L1 language learner: a conceptual article

The unparalleled rise of English has led native speakers (L1) to becoming increasingly outnumbered by L2 speakers; English as global commodity has stimulated much research into the learning and teaching of English. Meanwhile, fewer and fewer L1 English speakers are choosing to learn languages; a phenomenon which has received less attention. This article investigates both phenomena in the light of two recent theoretical developments in Applied Linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA), namely dynamic system theory and the multilingual turn in SLA, scrutinising the effects of the re‐positioning of L1 English language learners. The conclusion suggests a conceptualisation of this learner group alongside, and yet very different to, other linguistically disadvantaged group. Pedagogical pathways to best support this learner group are also discussed.

Applied Linguistics in Asia

This paper examines language trends in 21st century Asia and reports on the development of Applied Linguistics (AL) in the region. It has a dual focus: the first analyses the unique preoccupations of Asian and Asia-based applied linguists that have given rise to present research directions and preferences. These, however, seem to be not much recognized in the currently BANA dominated field. A second focal point considers the larger concerns and issues that might lead to future and different directions in AL scholarship once ‘proper applied linguistics’ — currently originating in the West and dominating research directions — reorients and realigns itself to include these Asian research and findings. It can be predicted that with this realignment, AL will grow as a field of inquiry in leaps and bounds along with the imminent rise of Asia by the middle of the twenty first century.

Applied linguistics in Europe

In this contribution developments in Applied Linguistics in Europe are linked to major social changes that have taken place over the last decades. These include: The decline of the USSR and the end of the cold war; The development of the EEC and the EU and fading of borders; The economic growth of Western Europe; Labor migration from the south to the north of Europe; The emergence of regionalism. All of these developments have shaped the role of languages in society and they have sparked research on linguistic aspects related to the languages in contact due to these developments.

Some Further Perspectives on the Development of Applied Linguistics: AResponse to Bialystok

Metaphors have a way of elucidating phenomena that defy empirical description. I was pleased to see that Ellen Bialystok had borrowed one of my favorite metaphors in her description of the growth of applied linguistics over the fifty years of Language Learning's existence. Some years ago (Brown, 1978) I chose the human development metaphor to describe processes of change in the language teaching profession. With this implicit permission, let me add some of my own perspectives to what Bialystok has already offered on the development of applied linguistics in the first section of the paper.

Is International English an Interlanguage?

A connection between two major developments in applied linguistics and language-teaching studies in recent years, English as an international language and interlanguage, is made in this article. Three problems addressed are (a) whether it is possible to define English as an international language and whether or not it makes sense to distinguish it from any other kind of English; (b) whether it makes sense to speak of the learner as having a language, whether learners everywhere all follow the same route, and whether it makes any difference what sort of input they receive; and (c) the relation between theory and practice in language teaching. It is argued that a language variety needs prestige to be regarded as a standard, which raises problems for certain ESL situations. Two major alternatives open to international languages have been put forward: (a) an existing language, either as itself or simplified in some way, and (b) an artificial language. Whereas English as an international language deals with societal varieties, interlanguage, on the other hand, is an account of individual variation. Both are necessary approaches to language in use, but neither can be incorporated in the other. It is pointed out that the concept of language proficiency may act as a link between the social and the individual concerns. TWO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS In this article I suggest that English as an international language (EIL) and interlanguage (IL) are the two major developments in applied linguistics and language-teaching studies in recent years. I take this view because together they cover the two major language concerns: EIL with language in the world, its social use, and IL with language in the individual, its development and the connections it makes between learning first and second languages. These two topics are of importance in language teaching because they are related to the following issues: (a) the choices we make in

DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TEACHING

DEVELOPMENTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TEACHING