chapter 10 Linguistics and__ language teaching课件.ppt

Necessities for this chapter one part of linguistics beneficial implications for language teachers Major contents linguistics and language learning -- grammar, input, output, contrastive analysis, error analysis, individual differences. linguistics and language teaching -- linguistic views of teaching; teaching methods; syllabus design; corpus linguistics and language teaching. linguistics and language testing -- types of tests; principles of language testing Applied linguistics: a scholarly discipline dealing with the application of insights from both linguistics and other fields (such as anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, or education) to an understanding of how we learn, store, and use a second language or our native language. Theoretical views of language explicitly or implicitly inform the approaches and methods adopted in language teaching. Linguistics, as the science of language, should be of fundamental importance for language learning/acquisition, teaching and testing. Three senses of applied linguistics the study of language teaching and learning the application of language study in any area of practical concern The application of the findings of theoretical linguistics 1. Linguistics and language learning/acquisition Many language learning theories are proposed based on certain linguistic theories. In fact, knowledge in linguistics lies at the root of understanding what language learners can learn, how they actually learn and what they learn ultimately. Learning/acquisition acquisition is the gradual development of ability in a L by using it naturally in communicative situations. learning is the conscious process of accumulating knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar of a L, particularly through formal instruction. SLA has been discussed in psycholinguistics. SLA can be defined as the way in which people learn a L other than their mother tongue, inside or outside of a classroom. As Rod Ellis