APPLIED LINGUISTICS
2002-3
Second year Elective
Prof. Dennis Kurzon
(http://english.haifa.ac.il/staff/dKurzon.htm)
Aim of course: To survey the areas which are covered by applied linguistics – primarily
sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and language teaching/learning, and become acquainted
with types of research that are carried out within those areas.
Topics:
1. Introduction - applied vs. theoretical linguistics
types of competence
hyphenated linguistics
2. Language and the mind
the brain
first language acquisition
universal grammar
3. Second language acquisition and language teaching
SLA theories
contrastive and error analysis
testing
4. Language in the social context
standard vs. non-standard language
written vs. spoken language
language and education
professional languages
gender
code-switching
Assessment:
(1) end of semester exam (70%)
(2) term paper based on reading of an article from the journal Applied
Linguistics or ARAL (30%)
Bibliography
Baugh, J. and J. Sherzer (eds.). 1984. Language in Use. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
P40.L2965 [article by Trudgill]
Kaplan, Robert B. 2002. The Oxford Handbook of Applied Linguistics. Oxford
University Press. P129.O95 (‫)שמורים‬
Labov, William. 1972. Sociolinguistic Patterns. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
P41.L26.
McCarthy, Michael. 2001. Issues in Applied Linguistics. Cambridge UP. P129.M33
Chapters 1, 3 and 4. (‫)שמורים‬
Montgomery, Martin, 1995. An Introduction to Language and Society. London:
Routledge. P40.M66
Pride J. B and Janet Holmes (eds.). 1972. Sociolinguistics: Selected Readings.
Harmondsworth: Penguin. P41.P72 [article by Hymes] (‫)שמורים‬
Trudgill, Peter. 1974. The social differentiation of English in Norwich. Cambridge
UP. PE1989.T7
(for term paper)
Anderson, C.J. & C. Clapham. 1992. “Applied linguistics and language testing: A case
study of the ELTS test”. Applied Linguistics 13:2, 149-166.
Carter, R. & M. McCarthy. 1995. “Grammar and the spoken language”. Applied Linguistics
16:2, 141-158.
Green, P.S. and K. Hecht. 1992 "Implicit and explicit grammar: An empirical study".
Applied Linguistics 13:2, 168-184.
Hyland, Ken. 1996. "Writing without conviction? Hedging in science research articles."
Applied Linguistics 17:4, 433-454.
Schleppegrell, Mary J. 1996. "Conjunction in spoken English and ESL writing." Applied
Linguistics 17:3, 271-285.
Weinert, Regina. 1995. "The role of formulaic language in second language acquisition: A
review". Applied Linguistics 16:2, 180-201.