1. Applied Linguistics
Jessica Elaine Cavazos Babcock

2. Applied Linguistics
The need for applied linguistics.
Language is at the heart of humane life. Without it
many of our activities are inconceivable.
Throughout history and across the world, people
have used language. People use it without
conscious analysis it does not seem that we need to
know about language to use it effectively. Language
use, then , is in many ways a natural phenomenon
beyond conscious control.

3. Applied Linguistics
On the basis definition, we can say
that applied linguistics sets out to
investigate problems in the world in
which language is implicated – both
educational and social problems

4. Applied Linguistics
The scope of applied linguistics
Since language is implicated in so much of our
daily lives, there is clearly a large and open –
ended number of quite disparate activities to
which applied linguistics is relevant. These areas
can be identified under three headings as
follows: Language and education Language, work
and law Language, information and effect

5. Applied Linguistics
Language and education This
area includes:
first – language education
additional – language education
language education clinical
linguistics language testing

6. Applied Linguistics
Language, work and law
This area includes: workplace
communication language planning
forensic linguistics

7. Applied Linguistics
Language, information and
effect
This area includes: literary
stylistics critical discourse analysis
translation and interpretation
information design lexicography