Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 What Is Applied Linguistics? 1
1.2 Fields of Applied Linguistics 3
1.3 Summary 10
Chapter 2 Development of Applied Linguistics 12
2.1 A Brief History of Applied Linguistics 12
2.2 Changes in Applied Linguistic Practice 18
2.3 Applied Linguistics in China 20
2.4 Some Journals of Applied Linguistics 21
2.5 Summary 26
Chapter 3 Applied Linguistics and Language 28
3.1 What Is Language? 29
3.2 Why Do We Study Language? 31
3.3 A General View of Language and Individual Languages 31
3.4 Identities of Language 33
3.5 Summary 33
Chapter 4 Applied Linguistics and Linguistics 35
4.1 Sub-fields of Linguistics 35
4.2 What Do We Study in Linguistics? 40
4.3 Is Linguistics Applied? 41
4.4 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Linguistics 43
4.5 Summary 54
Chapter 5 Applied Linguistics and Language Learning 56
5.1 Language Problems and Applied Linguistics 56
5.2 Methodology of Applied Linguistics 57
5.3 Multimedia Learning 58
5.4 Cooperative/Collaborative Learning 61
5.5 Learning to Communicate through Communication 62
5.6 Summary 63
Chapter 6 Applied Linguistics and Psycholinguistics 65
6.1 What is Psycholinguistics? 65
6.2 A Brief History of Psycholinguistics 66
6.3 Fields of Psycholinguistics 68
6.4 Relationship between Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics 70
6.5 Key Issues in the Multilingual Processing 71
6.6 Summary 73
Chapter 7 Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics 75
7.1 What is Sociolinguistics? 76
7.2 Origin and Rise of Sociolinguistics 77
7.3 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition 78
7.4 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Teaching 85
7.5 What is the Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics? 90
7.6 Summary 91
Chapter 8 Applied Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics 94
8.1 Basics of Corpus Linguistics 95
8.2 Basics of Analyzing a Corpus 101
8.3 Phraseology 109
8.4 Applications of Corpora in Applied Linguistics 112
8.5 Summary 114
Chapter 9 Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 116
9.1 Second Language and Foreign Language 116
9.2 Second Language Acquisition 117
9.3 Brief History of Second Language Acquisition 118
9.4 Applied SLA and SLA Applied 124
9.5 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 126
9.6 Summary 127
Chapter 10 Theories of Second Language Acquisition 129
10.1 What Is a Theory? 129
10.2 Characteristics of a Good Theory 130
10.3 Theory,Model and Hypothesis 131
10.4 Cognitive Theories of SLA 132
10.5 Sociocultural Theories of SLA 138
10.6 Three Big Windows 139
10.7 Classroom Implications of SLA Theories 146
10.8 Summary 150
Chapter 11 What Makes a Good Second Language Learner? 153
11.1 Affective Factors 153
11.2 Cognitive Factors 155
11.3 Personality Factor 160
11.4 Age Factor 161
11.5 L1 Factor 162
11.6 Other Factors 163
11.7 Some Characteristics of a Good Language Learner 165
11.8 Summary 168
Chapter 12 L2 Learner L2 170
12.1 What Is Interlanguage? 170
12.2 Development of Interlanguage 172
12.3 Sources of Errors 177
12.4 Roles of First Language in the Acquisition of Interlanguage 182
12.5 Impacts on FLT 184
12.6 Summary 185
Chapter 13 FL Teachers and FL Teaching Research 187
13.1 Requirements for Language Teachers 187
13.2 Current View of Teacher Development 188
13.3 Suggestions for Teacher Development 193
13.4 Teaching Research 196
13.5 Summary 219
References 221