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What is applied linguistics? What do applied linguists
do?
Though the term
"applied linguistics" has traditionally been
associated with the scientific study of such areas
as TESOL, TEFL, TESL, language teaching and
learning, applied linguists do a variety of things:
The basic idea is,
as the definition implies, to contribute to the
real-world issues. Some of the questions that
applied linguists ask include:
-How
can languages best be learnt and taught?
-What
social factors affect language learning?
-How
can technology be used to contribute to the
effectiveness of language teaching/learning?
-What
are the related problems associated with language
disorders? How can these be prevented?
Though
AppliedLinguistics.Org is not any more under
construction, we still have a lot to do! We are open
to any suggestions that could help make this site a
big contribution to the field. You can reach
us at
info@appliedlinguistics.org.
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