COURSE OUTLINE                                                                                                Spring 2020

Program: MPhil English

Course Title: Applied Linguistics

Course Code: ENG-7107

Credit Hours: 3  

Semester: MPhil II

Course Instructor: Dr. Azhar Pervaiz

Email: [email protected]

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

This course provides a general introduction to applied linguistics. Theoretical and applied issues will be discussed through the analysis of fragments of how language is structured and used. The course will enable the students to understand the application linguistic knowledge to solve real life problems like language teaching and learning, syllabus design, language planning etc.

READINGS

• Aronoff, M. (2017). The handbook of linguistics. John Wiley & Sons.
• Davies, D. (2005). Varieties of Modern English. London: Routledge,  https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315838861
• Lyon, J. (1988).  Language and Linguistics; An Introduction. CUP
• Richards, J. C., & Schmidt, R. W. (2013). Longman dictionary of language teaching and applied linguistics. Routledge.
• Ungerer, F., & Schmid, H. J. (2013). An introduction to cognitive linguistics.Routledge.
• Widdowson, H. G. (2000). On the limitations of linguistics applied. Applied linguistics, 21(1), 3-25.
• Yule, G. (2016). The study of language. Cambridge university press
• ·Zoltán, D. (2007). Research methods in applied linguistics: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies. Oxford University Press.

MAIN CONTENTS

• Language Learning Theories in Psycholinguistics
• Methods and Approaches (grammar-translation, direct method, communicative approach, electric approach, audio-lingual etc.)
• Error Analysis
• Syllabus Design

COURSE SCHEDULE

Applied Linguistics

Contents

• Approaches and methods in language learning

• Grammar Translation M
• The Direct Method
• The Audio-lingual Method
• The Natural Approach
• CLT
• The Eclectic Approach

• Error Analysis

• Nature and purpose
• Causes of errors
• Inter-lingual errors
• Intra-lingual errors
• Overgeneralization
• Literal translations
• Contrast between Behavioristic and Mentalistic attitude to errors
• Stages of error analysis

• DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF SYLLABUS

• Considerations common to all syllabuses
• Relationship between theory of language, language learning and language syllabuses
• Dichotomies of Syllabuses '
• Product vs. Process-oriented syllabuses
• Analytical Synthetic syllabuses

PRODUCT-ORIENTED SYLLABUSES

• Grammatical Syllabus
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
• Notional Functional Syllabus
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism

PROCESS-ORIENTED SYLLAUUSES

• Procedural
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
• Process Syllabus
• Theoretical bases
• Selecting and grading contents
• Criticism
• Objectives: Types and Criticism
• Needs analysis for syllabus designing