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Course Title: Applied Linguistics

Course Description:

This course provides a comprehensive overview of applied linguistics, focusing on the theoretical foundations and practical applications in language teaching and learning. It aims to equip students with a solid understanding of key concepts, methodologies, and theories that underpin effective language instruction and research in the field of linguistics.

Section 1: Overview of the Course

• Introduction to applied linguistics as an interdisciplinary field
• Objectives and scope of the course

Section 2: Defining Applied Linguistics in Relation to Language Teaching and Learning

• The role of applied linguistics in language education
• Differentiation between applied linguistics and theoretical linguistics
• Practical implications for language teachers and learners

Section 3: Differentiating Applied Linguistics and Psycholinguistics

• Key distinctions between applied linguistics and psycholinguistics
• Focus areas and research interests of each discipline
• Interconnections and overlaps

Section 4: The Role of Effective Teaching Methods

• Overview of traditional and modern language teaching methods:
  • Grammar-Translation Method
  • Direct Method
  • Audio-Lingual Method
  • Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
  • Task-Based Learning (TBL)

Section 5: Krashen’s Monitor Model (1982)

• The Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis
• The Monitor Hypothesis
• The Natural Order Hypothesis
• The Input Hypothesis
• The Affective Filter Hypothesis

Section 6: Generative Grammar

• Key concepts in generativism
• Principles and characteristics of generative grammar
• Limitations and critiques of the approach

Section 7: Behaviorism (Skinner and Pavlov)

• Operant and Classical Conditioning
• Principles of Behaviorism in language learning
• Limitations and debates within behaviorist theory

Section 8: Cognitivism (Vygotsky and Piaget)

• Characteristics of cognitivist approaches
• Stages of cognitive development
• Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
• Limitations of cognitivist perspectives