Five generations of

Applied linguistics

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What is Applied Linguistics?

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Defining the Scope of ALxDefining the Scope of ALx

“ALx is the utilization of the knowledge about the nature of language achieved by linguistic research for the improvement of the efficiency of some practical task in which language is a central component.”

(Corder, 1974, p. 24) (Ibid.)

Defining the Scope of ALxDefining the Scope of ALx• “Whenever knowledge about language is used to solve a basic language-related problem, one may say that applied linguistics is being practiced.

• ALx is a technology which makes abstract ideas and research findings accessible and relevant to the real world; it mediates between theory and practice.” (Strevens, 1992, p. 76)(Ibid.)

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Defining the Scope of ALxDefining the Scope of ALxTherefore, applied linguistics involvesa- what we know about languageb- how it is learnedc- how it is used• The primary concern of applied linguistics has been second language acquisition theory, second language pedagogy and the interrelationship of both areas.

ALX in Licenciatura Program

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ICTs

Pedagogy

Linguistics

EFL

ALx

Language education

Professional development

Colombian policies

What‘s applied Linguistics?What‘s applied Linguistics?It is an inter an trans disciplinary approach

identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real life problems.

For Applied Linguistics, the central question is: How far can existing models of description in linguistics be used to resolve the practical problems of language use we are concerned with?

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Five generations of ALxJohn 3,16

Description Characterised by

1 Linguistic / behaviourist ‘scientific’ approach

2 Linguistic ‘extended paradigm model’

language is a social phenomenon

3 Multi-disciplinary model attention also to learning theory and pedagogy

4 Second language acquisition research

experimental research into how languages are learned

5 Constructivism knowledge of a new language is interactively

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Linguistics v/s Applied Linguistics v/s Applied LinguisticsLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of language. It endeavors to answer the question--what is language and how is represented in the mind?

• Oriented to the solution of linguistic problems.

• It puts linguistic theories into practice in areas such as foreign language teaching, speech therapy, translation, and speech pathology

Universidad Tecnológica de PereiraFacultad de Bellas Artes y HumanidadesDepartamento de Humanidades e Idiomas