M5.2 - Applied Ling

The course aims at introducing Applied Linguistics as a discilpine and to show the different fields of interest for the applied linguist. More specifically, It defines Applied linguistics as a problem solving branch of linguistics. Therefore, there is need to identify the various areas where language-related problems arise in order to determine clearly the job of the applied linguist in connection to these problems. For this purpose, we suggest that the students read at least the first three chapters of the setbook entitled: Mapping Applied Linguistics by Christopher Hall et al.
This book touches upon various topics closely linked to Applied Linguistics as listed below:
- Language teaching and education, literacy and language disorders
- Language variation and World Englishes
- Language policy and planning
- Lexicography and forensic linguistics
-Multilingualism and translation