History of Applied Linguistics

This article focuses on the field of applied linguistics as a twenty-first century discipline. A realistic history of the field of applied linguistics would place its origins at around the year 1948 with the publication of the first issue of the journal Language Learning: A Journal of Applied Linguistics. Although there are certainly other possible starting points, particularly from a British perspective, this dating still accords roughly with most discussions of the beginning of applied linguistics. Over the years, the term applied linguistics has been defined and interpreted in a number of different ways, and that exploration is continued in this overview. In the 1950s, the term was commonly meant to reflect the insights of structural and functional linguists that could be applied directly to second language teaching and also in some cases to first language literacy and language arts issues as well. Applied linguistics has many of the markings of an academic discipline.

1987

A discussion of the field of applied linguistics looks at traditional and organizational approaches to the discipline and compares them to actual applied linguistics activity. The focus of American and British organizations for applied linguistics and the stated emphases in the field are chronicled for the last several decades, including the history of the link between applied linguistics and language teaching. Correspondences between statements about the discipline and the literature of applied linguistics are examined, and evidence of trends or patterns and procedural issues is sougnt. The literature reviewed includes materials in the ERIC database, a journal ("Applied Linguistics") only recently added to the ERIC system, and presentations at annual meetings of the American Association for Applied Linguistics. Strategies for increasing participation in and visibility of the field are discussed. (MSE)

The aim of the present investigation is to examine applied linguistics and english language teaching. Many resent researches concerned with applied linguistics have led to a phenomenon to resolve language problems in general and in particular english language. In general, language phenomenon is complex. Finegan and Besiner defined language as a finite system of elements and principles that make it possible for speakers to construct sentences to do particular communicative jobs. Brumfit, defined applied linguistics such as "the theoretical and empirical investigation of real-world problems in which language is a central issue." Grabe used the term of applied linguistics as an emerging discipline. This paper gives special emphasis to the influence of applied linguistics on english language and discusses the relation between linguistics and language teaching.

Academia Letters, 2021

Despite discussion stretching over many decades, the independence of applied linguistics as a discipline that is distinct from linguistics is still heavily contested. Here are ten theses that set out why, and a conclusion that claims that applied linguistics will forever be beholden unto linguistics until it has developed its own theory, even though some claim that applied linguists themselves do not see much need for such a theory (De Bot 2015). 1. The reason that there are so many opinions on what applied linguistics is, is related to the fact that there have been at least seven main traditions of applied linguistics (Weideman 2018), each of them giving its own, and sometimes more than one, definition of applied linguistics. The implication of this multiplicity of opinion is that one cannot define applied linguistics without reference to its history, or to the seven or so different paradigms operative in that short history. 2. A further reason for the contestation around the definition of applied linguistics is philosophical: modernist and postmodernist approaches will of necessity define it differently (Cook 2015; Weideman 2003, 2007a, 2007b, 2013). 3. The maturation of applied linguistics, and its separation as a discipline from linguistics, goes back to the multidisciplinary interpretation of applied linguistics in the mid-1980s. 4. Multidisciplinary conceptions of a discipline contradict any subsequent attempt to make applied linguistics part of a single discipline, linguistics. Its name, however, continues to suggest a continuity with linguistics. That continuity is not borne out by its subsequent history, that puts paid to the notion that applied linguistics is merely linguistics applied (Weideman 2017, 2018). 5. A multidisciplinary conception of the field has its own problem: what is the focus of the multidisciplinary endeavor? What are the goals and intentions of working in a multidisciplinary fashion?

2016

This article explores the relationships between Applied Linguistics and other related disciplines concerning language use and language teaching issues. It seeks to trace the changes in the view of the relationship between theory and practice in Applied Linguistics, to explain the reason for those changes, and to discuss the implications for language teaching. Some general assumptions that serve as a context for this are presented. It also shows possible forms of interaction between basic and applied science (linguistics in this case) and practical activities, and presents some implications to teacher education and the way these visions have permeated language education and foreign language teaching practices. Resumen En este artículo se exploran las relaciones que se dan entre la lingüística aplicada y otras disciplinas relacionadas en cuanto el uso y enseñanza de la lengua se refiere. En éste, se busca identificar los cambios de perspectiva de la relación entre la teoría y la práct...

Applied linguistics is generally perceived as an interdisciplinary field of research for the study of all aspects of language use. In contrast to (pure) linguistics, it is driven by real-world problems rather than theoretical explorations. There is no doubt that early applied linguistics was largely associated with language teaching and learning, seeking to bridge the gap between the theoretical achievements of linguistics and the reality of classroom pedagogical practice. Applied linguistics has a lot to offer to language teachers. Widdowson states that “applied linguistics must be practiced by teacher too if it is to have an effective operational relevance at all”. In this paper will be analyzed various definitions of applied linguistics, its description as a new field considering major issues within its focus, the involvement of applied linguistics in the subject of language teaching and its impact on language teachers. Applied linguistics impact on language teachers can be seen in two directions, firstly, on the development of language textbooks and on its application, secondly on the nature of the activities suggested by teacher to enhance learning. The teacher can (and must) test not only the implementation of the linguistic theory and description, but also enhance the pupils in what they like and in what they know to do.

International journal of linguistics, literature and culture, 2023

Applied linguistics and educational linguistics are part of linguistics. Someone interested in studying this science must be able to distinguish it and have a deep perspective. The purpose of this literature review is to investigate the differences, similarities, scope, and relationships between these two disciplines. This discussion is based on secondary sources and focuses on applied linguistics and educational linguistics, of course, as topics of discussion. This study was tested and debated for a result. Based on the findings, there are several patterns of differences, relationships, and issues between the two.

• Language and Languages • Speech vs. Writing • Approaches to language: Descriptive vs. Prescriptive • Grammar and its parts • Arbitrariness (conventionality) 1 Language Language is a system that associates sounds (or gestures) with meanings in a way that uses words and sentences. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It tries: • first, to observe languages and to describe them accurately, • then, to find generalizations within what has been described, • finally, to draw conclusions about the general nature of human language. Applied linguistics attempts to make practical use of the knowledge derived from general linguistic research-in order, for example, to: • improve the ways in which a student's native language is taught • help people learn foreign language more efficiently • write better dictionaries • improve therapy for people with language problems • search the Internet more efficiently and successfully Linguistics overlaps and (ideally) cooperates with:

Academy Publication, 2019

The present study describes the need and importance of Applied Linguistics in present world. It aims to explore all the areas of applied linguists, where it plays a major role. The introductory section describes applied linguistics with its definitions along and references to renowned authors. The second part discovers a brief historical view of applied linguistics that represents it as a distinct field to explore. It portrays about the emergence of this field that is changing with different periods by its professional and academic activities. The third part of a study demonstrates the scope of applied linguistics and its relation to other disciplines. It suggests the future development of applied linguistics with the emerging new scientific disciplines. The fourth section highlights a hot debate of a current scenario that shows the vitality of applied linguists with respect to Linguistic Human Rights (LHRs). The paper aims to explain the importance of applied linguistics around with current perspective of World. Later, it reveals the real situation to violation of Linguistic Human Rights (LHRs) that are specifically contextualized within states of Pakistan and India. Along with this, it also portrays the picture of the future World to a case if no sincere efforts are taken to protect the Linguistic Human Rights, it can prove fatal for researchers and teachers of applied linguistics in general. The final section concludes a study with an over view of applied linguistics to its historical perspective and its relation with other disciplines, specifically with Linguistic Human Rights.

2016

Introducing Applied Linguistics provides in-depth coverage of key areas in the subject, as well as introducing the essential study skills needed for academic success in the field. Introducing Applied Linguistics: • is organised into two sections: the first introducing key concepts in applied linguistics; and the second devoted to the study skills students need to succeed. • features specially commissioned chapters from key authorities who address core areas of applied lin-guistics, including both traditional and more cutting edge topics, such as: grammar, vocabulary, language in the media, forensic linguistics, and much more. • contains a study skills section offering guidance on a range of skills, such as: how to structure and organise an essay, the conventions of referencing, how to design research projects, plus many more. • is supported by a lively companion website, which includes interactive exercises, information about the contributors and why they’ve written the book, and an...

The Palgrave Handbook of Applied Linguistics Research Methodology, 2018