A little more on Applied Linguistics

Applied Linguistics

Create a blog where you answer the following questions:

1.  Find 3 definitions of applied linguistics and then create your own.

2.  Based on the definition you created FOR YOU, what are some issues concerned in the field of Applied Linguistics?

3.  What area of concern of Applied Linguistics would you be interested in exploring?

4.  Find information about possible topics that you would be interested in researching related to the area that you are interested in.

Psycholonguistics

Hello welcome to the Module of Psycholinguistics. Based on the following video, make a mind-map, where you explain the general introduction of Psycholinguistics.

SOCIOLINGUISTICS

Discuss these questions orally with a classmate:

 

Have you ever had situations where people misunderstood you? Or even situations where the word you used was understood differently?  Have you had problems understanding other people speaking Spanish or English?

Make a post in your blog with the name: Sociolinguistics.  Answer the following questions in your blog.

To Answer with your knowledge:

1.  What is the relationship between society and language?

2. If we talk about the same language, why do you think it varies from one place to another?

3.  Besides the place, what other things do you think affects the way we speak?

To research on the web:

4.  What is the difference between accent and dialect?

5.  What information can you find about these terms:  Covert Prestige, Overt Prestige, Pidgin Language, Creole Language.  Discuss with a friend if you understood what these terms mean.