Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 What Is Applied Linguistics?

1.2 Fields of Applied Linguistics

1.3 Summary

Chapter 2 Development of Applied Linguistics

2.1 A Brief History of Applied Linguistics

2.2 Changes in Applied Linguistic Practice

2.3 Applied Linguistics in China

2.4 Some Journals of Applied Linguistics

2.5 Summary

Chapter 3 Applied Linguistics and Language

3.1 What Is Language?

3.2 Why Do We Study Language?

3.3 A General View of Language and Individual Languages

3.4 Identities of Language

3.5 Summary

Chapter 4 Applied Linguistics and Linguistics

4.1 Sub-fields of Linguistics

4.2 What Do We Study in Linguistics?

4.3 Is Linguistics Applied?

4.4 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Linguistics

4.5 Summary

Chapter 5 Applied Linguistics and Language Learning

5.1 Language Problems and Applied Linguistics

5.2 Methodology of Applied Linguistics

5.3 Multimedia Learning

5.4 Cooperative/Collaborative Learning

5.5 Learning to Communicate through Communication

5.6 Summary

Chapter 6 Applied Linguistics and Psycholinguistics

6.1 What is Psycholinguistics?

6.2 A Brief History of Psycholinguistics

6.3 Fields of Psycholinguistics

6.4 Relationship between Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics

6.5 Key Issues in the Multilingual Processing

6.6 Summary

Chapter 7 Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics

7.1 What is Sociolinguistics?

7.2 Origin and Rise of Sociolinguistics

7.3 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition

7.4 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Teaching

7.5 What is the Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics?

7.6 Summary

Chapter 8 Applied Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics

8.1 Basics of Corpus Linguistics

8.2 Basics of Analyzing a Corpus

8.3 Phraseology

8.4 Applications of Corpora in Applied Linguistics

8.5 Summary

Chapter 9 Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

9.1 Second Language and Foreign Language

9.2 Second Language Acquisition

9.3 Brief History of Second Language Acquisition

9.4 Applied SLA and SLA Applied

9.5 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition

9.6 Summary

Chapter 10 Theories of Second Language Acquisition

10.1 What Is a Theory?

10.2 Characteristics of a Good Theory

10.3 Theory,Model and Hypothesis

10.4 Cognitive Theories of SLA

10.5 Sociocultural Theories of SLA

10.6 Three Big Windows

10.7 Classroom Implications of SLA Theories

10.8 Summary

Chapter 11 What Makes a Good Second Language Learner?

11.1 Affective Factors

11.2 Cognitive Factors

11.3 Personality Factor

11.4 Age Factor

11.5 L1 Factor

11.6 Other Factors

11.7 Some Characteristics of a Good Language Learner

11.8 Summary

Chapter 12 L2 Learner L2

12.1 What Is Interlanguage?

12.2 Development of Interlanguage

12.3 Sources of Errors

12.4 Roles of First Language in the Acquisition of Interlanguage

12.5 Impacts on FLT

12.6 Summary

Chapter 13 FL Teachers and FL Teaching Research

13.1 Requirements for Language Teachers

13.2 Current View of Teacher Development

13.3 Suggestions for Teacher Development

13.4 Teaching Research

13.5 Summary

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