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    The document discusses the history and scope of applied linguistics. It describes the three generations of applied linguistics: first generation focused on applying linguistic theories to practical problems, second generation viewed it as an area between theory and practice, and third generation expanded its theoretical perspectives to include socio-political and cultural interpretations. Applied linguistics has been considered a multidisciplinary and multifunctional field that draws from various areas beyond just linguistics. It also discusses how language policy shapes the use and promotion of languages in many countries.

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    Mabel Ortiz N.

    On the Scope of Applied


    Linguistics
    Mabel Ortiz N.
    On the Scope of Applied Linguistics
    Applied Linguistics (AL), a field emerging as
    an interface of many disciplines, has been
    growing in the last few decades.
    In recent decades, applied linguistics has been
    a polemic field.

    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Task
    Read the paper On the Scope of Applied
    Linguistics and do the following activities.
    - Explain the three generations of Applied
    Linguistics. What are the differences?
    - Refer to the authors mentioned in the paper
    and explain their views about Applied
    Linguistics.
    - Explain why Applied Linguistics has been
    a polemic field.

    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Summary
    First generation
    Corder (1973) The applied linguistics is a consumer,
    user, not producer of theories.

    Second Generation
    AL was considered an area between theories and
    practices . It is neither purely theoretical nor purely
    practical.
    Campbell (1980)
    Buckingham and Eskey (1980)
    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Summary
    Stevens claims that AL has multiple bases in
    theory. All and all, most scholars agree thar
    AL is more than applying the findings of
    linguistics to practical issues.
    AL is considered a multidisciplinary as well as
    a multifunctional field.
    Oller (1980) says that AL cannot and should
    not be limited to only Linguistics. Information
    Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Voice
    typewrites are, for example, components of
    AL.
    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Summary
    Third Generation
    The extension of theoretical perspective has led
    to a philosophical thinking on AL including
    socio-political, cultural and ecological
    interpretation.
    Rampton (1995)
    Corson (1997)
    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Summary
    Many countries have a language policy
    designed to favour or discourage the use of a
    particular language or set of languages.
    Although nations historically have used
    language policies most often to promote one
    official language at the expense of others,
    many countries now have policies designed to
    protect and promote regional and ethnic
    languages whose viability is threatened.
    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Summary
    Example
    Language Policy is what a government does
    either officially through legislation, court
    decisions or policy to determine how
    languages are used, cultivate language skills
    needed to meet national priorities or to
    establish the rights of individuals or groups to
    use and maintain languages.

    Mabel Ortiz N.
    Definition
    Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of
    study that identifies, investigates, and offers solutions
    to language-related real-life problems.
    Applied linguistics is an umbrella term that covers a
    wide set of numerous areas of study connected by the
    focus on the language that is actually used. The
    emphasis in applied linguistics is on language users
    and the ways in which they use languages, contrary to
    theoretical linguistics which studies the language in
    the abstract not referring it to any particular context,
    or language, like Chomskyan generative grammar for
    example.

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