The course provides students a contrast to formal linguistics. Incorporating both sociocultural and cognitive perspectives, the course explores how linguistics contributes to real-world issues. Students will learn about the fundamental themes, tools, and participants of applied linguistics through a survey of specialist areas such as: language teaching and education, literacy and language disorders; language variation; language policy and planning; lexicography; multilingualism; translation.
The course provides students a contrast to formal linguistics. Incorporating both sociocultural and cognitive perspectives, the course explores how linguistics contributes to real-world issues. Students will learn about the fundamental themes, tools, and participants of applied linguistics through a survey of specialist areas such as: language teaching and education, literacy and language disorders; language variation; language policy and planning; lexicography; multilingualism; translation.
