APPLIED LINGUISTICS: OVERVIEW AND HISTORY

Students name: EDWIN FERNANDO CARDONA BOCANEGRA Code: 051550162011

Teacher: PAOLA PALMA

UNIVERSITY OF TOLIMA FACULTY OF EDUCATION B.A IN ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUISTICS IBAGU 2013

Module 1: Introduction to Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics: Overview and History

M Berns, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. K Matsuda, University of New Hamshire, Durham, NH, USA.

1. When and how was the discipline of Applied Linguistics born? In 1941, Applied Linguistics was institutionalized thanks to the establishment of the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan and the use of the term Applied Linguistics in 1948 attributed to the publication of Language Learning: A Quarterly Journal of Applied Linguistics. Although the term Applied Linguistics is relatively contemporary, its origins date back to the ancient times (4th to 2nd millennia B.C) when the Greek, Chinese and Indian civilizations studied the development of language in terms of rhetoric aspects such as the relationship between discourse and knowledge. The term Applied Linguistics originally arose in the 19th century as a way to mark a clear distinction between Linguistics (the study of language rules) and Applied Linguistics (the production of dictionaries and the teaching of grammar).

2. What is Applied Linguistics about? Which are the most commonly regarded subfields of applied linguistics? Applied Linguistics concerns about the solution to problems regarding language, as well as its users and uses. The most common branches of Applied Linguistics are: Language teaching/learning, bilingualism, multilingualism, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Sign Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse analysis, Literacy, Stylistics and Forensic Linguistics.

3. When was the term Applied Linguistics believed to be first used? The term Applied Linguistics was initially used in 1948, thanks to the creation of Language Learning: A Quarterly Journal of Applied Linguistics. 4. Which was the first academic journal to have Applied Linguistics in its title? In which field would you classify this journal today? Language Learning: A Quarterly Journal of Applied Linguistics. I think this journal was published as a pedagogical journal because its purpose was to inform the advances or results of inquiry work related to the Language Learning. 5. Why was the II World War important in the emerging of the discipline? Because the Bloomfields applied linguistic approach influenced a new methodology to teach foreign languages through the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). Initially, this program sought to provide language instruction to military personnel, but after the World War II, many colleges and schools began to develop language programs based on Bloomfields program. 6. Which is the international association of applied linguistics that gathers most national associations? When was it born? How often does it meet? The International Association of Applied Linguistics. It was born in 1964 as an international organization that works in tandem with national associations. Every three years the AILA (according to its initials in French) holds a meeting that gathers national associations, working groups and centres. 7. Which is the field/discipline that traditionally was first associated with applied linguistics? Philology, that is, the humanistic study of the areas of language.

8. In which decade was the field of applied linguistics broaden to real-world language-based disciplines? In the 1960s-1970s, when its scope started to be expanded, encompassing deeper aspects such as linguistic analysis of literary texts, language disorders, lexicography, among other further features, more than just language teaching issues. 9. Which are the four major consequences of the fact that the field of applied linguistics shifted to real-world problems rather than theoretical explorations? The implementation of Applied Linguistics to solve social problems involving language, its uses and users. The continuous expansion of its scope, embracing other areas of study. The contextualization of its analysis according to the changes of the world. The publication of journals reflecting upon the solutions to real-world problems. 10. What is the central issue in Applied Linguistics? Has it changed in the same way as its scope? Analytical and ideological issue: Language-in-use research based on the analysis of patterns associated with language depending on the contexts. It remains the same due to the initial need to unify theoretical issues with real-world communicative problems that faces society. In other words, its central issue is the solution of real-world problems related to language.