Description
Explore the field of applied linguistics through real-world case studies
This online course introduces the field of applied linguistics and how it relates to disciplines including linguistics and language teaching.
You’ll explore real-world examples of applied linguistics, such as forensic linguistics and language assessment. You’ll look at the field’s impact on important issues - for example, reducing gender bias in language use and simplifying legal language.
You’ll find out what applied linguists do through a series of case studies. Specialists will work through problems and show you applied linguistic research methods to solve them.
This course is designed for:
- anyone interested in linguistics and language teaching, and thinking of a career in these fields
- people considering a postgraduate degree in applied linguistics or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- professionals already working in applied linguistics or related fields, who want an update on current thinking and practice.
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Syllabus
- Have you ever met an applied linguist?
- Introduction
- Have you ever met an applied linguist?
- What do applied linguists do?
- The impact of applied linguistics in broader society
- The impact of applied linguistics on second language teaching, learning and assessment
- Summary of the week
- Language and the big decisions in life
- Introduction
- Making the big decisions in life
- International mobility
- The kind of world we live in
- Impact
- Assessment design and research
- Summary of the week
- Inspiring Language Learning
- Introduction
- Engagement in language learning
- Learner autonomy and its significance in terms of enhancing language learning
- Foreign language anxiety
- Summary of the week
- The social role of pronunciation
- Introduction
- Accent
- Globalization and intelligibility
- Pronunciation and public image
- Teaching and learning the social roles of pronunciation
- Summary of the week
- Investigating and analysing language in use
- Introduction
- Modal verbs
- Corpus methods in applied linguistics
- Hands-on exploration of obligation and necessity in COCA
- Summary of the week
- Joining the Applied linguistics and TESOL community at Leicester
- Introduction
- Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Leicester - staff research
- Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Leicester - student research
- The Future of Applied Linguistics and TESOL – some current issues and developments
- Summary of the course
Online Course 
Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL
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TypeOnline Course
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Explore the field of applied linguistics through real-world case studies
This online course introduces the field of applied linguistics and how it relates to disciplines including linguistics and language teaching.
You’ll explore real-world examples of applied linguistics, such as forensic linguistics and language assessment. You’ll look at the field’s impact on important issues - for example, reducing gender bias in language use and simplifying legal language.
You’ll find out what applied linguists do through a series of case studies. Specialists will work through problems and show you applied linguistic research methods to solve them.
This course is designed for:
- anyone interested in linguistics and language teaching, and thinking of a career in these fields
- people considering a postgraduate degree in applied linguistics or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- professionals already working in applied linguistics or related fields, who want an update on current thinking and practice.
- Have you ever met an applied linguist?
- Introduction
- Have you ever met an applied linguist?
- What do applied linguists do?
- The impact of applied linguistics in broader society
- The impact of applied linguistics on second language teaching, learning and assessment
- Summary of the week
- Language and the big decisions in life
- Introduction
- Making the big decisions in life
- International mobility
- The kind of world we live in
- Impact
- Assessment design and research
- Summary of the week
- Inspiring Language Learning
- Introduction
- Engagement in language learning
- Learner autonomy and its significance in terms of enhancing language learning
- Foreign language anxiety
- Summary of the week
- The social role of pronunciation
- Introduction
- Accent
- Globalization and intelligibility
- Pronunciation and public image
- Teaching and learning the social roles of pronunciation
- Summary of the week
- Investigating and analysing language in use
- Introduction
- Modal verbs
- Corpus methods in applied linguistics
- Hands-on exploration of obligation and necessity in COCA
- Summary of the week
- Joining the Applied linguistics and TESOL community at Leicester
- Introduction
- Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Leicester - staff research
- Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Leicester - student research
- The Future of Applied Linguistics and TESOL – some current issues and developments
- Summary of the course
