Knowra Applied linguistics Applied linguistics Applied linguistics uses linguistic theories and methods to investigate and address practical language-related problems, including language teaching, translation, and language policy.
Second-language acquisition : The study of how people learn a language after acquiring or beginning to acquire another. Research on additional-language learning informs teaching methods and learner support.
Linguistics : The systematic study of language, including its structure, use, history, and acquisition. It supplies the theories and descriptive methods applied linguistics adapts to practical problems.
Language teaching : The practice and study of helping people develop knowledge and use of a language. Language education was an early and enduring focus for applied linguistic inquiry.
Theoretical linguistics : The study of language structures and principles, often pursued to explain language as a system. Applied linguistics foregrounds practical problems, while theoretical work need not target an intervention.
Language assessment : The design and use of tests and other methods to evaluate language knowledge or ability. Assessment research addresses how language proficiency can be measured fairly and usefully.
Phonetics : The study of speech sounds, including how they are produced, transmitted, and perceived. Speech analysis informs pronunciation teaching, communication research, and clinical work.
Charles Fries : An American linguist who advanced structural approaches to English teaching and language analysis. His work at the University of Michigan helped establish language teaching as a research concern.
Educational linguistics : The study of language issues in education, including learning, teaching, and schooling. It overlaps strongly but concentrates more narrowly on educational settings.
Translation studies : The academic study of translation, interpreting, and related cross-linguistic practices. It applies language analysis to the practical and theoretical problems of transferring meaning.
Sociolinguistics : The study of relationships between language and social life. Social variation and language attitudes shape educational and policy problems.
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