1. Applied Linguistics 665 Introduction

2. Some Fundamental Concepts Every language is complex. All languages are systematic. (not for NS) Speech is the primary mode of language; writing is a secondary one. First language is acquired naturally.

3. Parts of speech... Nouns Verbs Conjunctions

4. What is Linguistics? A. Linguistics is the study of specific languages with the goal of learning to read, write or speak them. Or B. Linguistics is the scientific study of the phenomenon of human language. A-Ha! The answer is B

5. What is Human Language? Human Language Arabic German Spanish English French Japanese Greek Dutch Italian Turkish Russian Urdu Swedish

6. C. Linguistics is concerned with trying to make people speak “properly”. Examples: a. Love is what I live for. b. He wants to boldly go where no man has gone before Or D. Linguists are concerned with describing how people speak. Oh yes! The answer is D

7. E. Linguistics is highly relevant for primary and secondary school teachers. Or F. Linguistics is not relevant for primary and secondary school teachers. I got it! The answer is E

8. Why Do Teachers Study Linguistics? To know how language works. To help their students. To make good decisions. To be more effective.

9. Even Math Teachers? Why?

10. Oh yes! Regardless of subjects taught language is involved. Because...

11. Aspects of Language Development Halliday (1984) We learn language. We learn through language. We learn about language.

12. How Should We Study Language? Observe (we collect data and analyze it) Hypothesize (we hypothesize a rule) Test (we gather more data to test our hypothesis) Conclude (we write a final rule based on our observation and tests) Hello! This is the scientific method!!!