Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics: Key Concepts
Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and the effects of language use on society. Sociolinguistics differs from the sociology of language in that the focus of sociolinguistics is the effect of the society on the language, while the sociology of language focuses on language’s effect on the society. It also studies how language varieties differ between
Read MoreEffective Lesson Planning for Language Teaching
Elements of a Lesson Plan
Key elements of a lesson plan include: start, class, date, level, number of students, age of students, class time, topic, aim/goal, language behavior, assumptions, potential problems and possible solutions, type of activity/stages, activity, interaction, objective, procedure, material or equipment required, time, assessment, and extra-class work.
Steps to Begin Planning a Lesson
- Look over the textbook chapter.
- Determine the topic and purpose of the lesson.
- Determine the overall
Foreign Language Teaching Methods: Traditional to Modern
Unit 13: The Traditional Approach: The Grammar-Translation Method. Modern Approaches. Current Approaches. Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
The present essay aims to study the development of foreign language teaching methods. In order to do so, I will first concentrate on the traditional methods. After analyzing these language teaching methods, I will examine the reactions to audiolingualism. Next, I will describe a functional approach by means of communicative language teaching. Then,
Read MoreUnderstanding Language Learning: VYL, YL, and Communicative Approach
Very Young Learners (VYL)
- Lack of awareness that they are learning (no metalanguage, no explanations related to grammar)
- Still learning to read and write in their first language (L1)
- Not able to organize their learning
- Grammar will develop on its own; intuitive knowledge of grammar rules
- Not able to distinguish between what is real and what is fiction
Young Learners (YL)
- Start of awareness that they are learning and what they are learning
- Can plan and organize how best to carry out an activity
- Can read and
Mastering Written English: Strategies for Language Learners
**Unit 8: The Written Foreign Language**
Approximation, Maturing, and Perfection of the Reading-Writing Process
This essay aims to study the processes of learning to read and write in both first and foreign languages. For this purpose, the topic will be divided into three different parts. First, a distinction between writing and speech will be made. Second, I will consider how to read and write the first language. Finally, I will also underline how to read and write in a foreign language. To conclude,
Read MoreUnderstanding Communicative Competence and Language Skills
To relate communicative competence with communicative skills, we first have to define and clarify what communicative competence is and what its major characteristics are. It occurs when functional or social linguistics are related to traditions such as pragmatics, text linguistics, and discourse analysis. This offers us a theory of social processes involved in language use. Functional linguistics has developed the notion of communicative competence. This involves, apart from linguistic competence
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