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The Applied Linguistics course at the University of Lahore, taught by Kiran Shahbaz, covers various methods and theories of language teaching, syllabus design, and error analysis. Students are expected to attend lectures, submit assignments on time, and adhere to strict grading policies, with assessments including mid-terms, finals, and sessionals. The course utilizes a range of textbooks and resources to support learning and practical application of concepts.

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The Applied Linguistics course at the University of Lahore, taught by Kiran Shahbaz, covers various methods and theories of language teaching, syllabus design, and error analysis. Students are expected to attend lectures, submit assignments on time, and adhere to strict grading policies, with assessments including mid-terms, finals, and sessionals. The course utilizes a range of textbooks and resources to support learning and practical application of concepts.

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The University of Lahore

English Department
Course: Applied Linguistics

Instructor: KiranShahbaz

Email: [email protected]

Course Description
This course is a gateway to the field of applied of applied linguistics. It will introduce
students to different methods adopted throughout the tradition of language teaching to teach
language at the same time probing into the approaches, linguistic or psychological, that
backed them. The knowledge of this will prepare the students to cope with the other subjects.
This course further aims at introducing fairly advanced ideas related to syllabus designing
and implementation. It offers a review of dominant and competing syllabuses in the 20th
century focusing especially on the milieu of their rise and the cause of their decay both. The
theory will go in this course hand in hand with practice: the students will review different
syllabus for applying the concepts they learn.

Rules and Regulations

1. Every student enrolled in this is expected to attend all lectures. For this
purpose, university regulations governing attendance will be enforced.
Only official excuses submitted within one week of the occurrence of
absence acceptable.
2. Homework assignments and Quizzes should be submitted in time. The
date of the class quizzes will be announced in the class as at least a
weak prior to the quiz date.
3. All quizzes are accounted towards your final grade. NO MAKE UP
QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANY REASON. If you have an OFFICIAL
excuse for missing a quiz, your quiz grade will be based on your FINAL
EXAM result.
4. Cheating in quizzes, exams, or the final exam will result in the grade of
F in the course.
5. Major Examinations will be coordinated with the other sections.

Grading Policy:
Mid-term: 25%

Final term: 40%

Sessional: 35%

Text Book and other Reading Material:

Several excellent books are available and the material taught in this
course will be derived from a number of books.

Week Contents

Introduction to Applied Linguistics


 Need and Scope
1  The use of Language
 Languages in the Contemporary world

Theories of Language Learning


Difference between Approaches, methods, procedures and techniques
2 ● The nature of approaches and methods in language learning
o GTM
o The Direct Method

The Audio-lingual Method


o The Natural Approach
3 o CLT
o The Eclectic Approach
Error Analysis
➢ Nature and purpose
➢ Causes of errors
a. Interlingual errors
4 b. Intralingual errors
c. Overgeneralization
d. Literal translations

Contrast between Behavioristic and Mentalistic attitude to


5 errors
Stages of error analysis
Definition and scope of syllabus Considerations common to all
6 syllabuses
Relationship between theory of language, language learning
and language syllabuses
7 Dichotomies of Syllabuses '

Product vs. Process-oriented syllabuses


8 Analytical Synthetic syllabuses

9 PRODUCT-ORIENTED SYLLABUSES
Grammatical Syllabus
o Theoretical bases
o Selecting and grading contents
o Criticism
Notional Functional Syllabus
o Theoretical bases
10 o Selecting and grading contents
o Criticism

PROCESS-ORIENTED SYLLABUSES
Procedural
11 Theoretical bases

Selecting and grading contents


12 Criticism

Process Syllabus
Theoretical bases
13 Selecting and grading contents

Criticism
14 Objectives: Types and Criticism
Needs analysis for syllabus designing
15 Presentations
Course wrap-up
16

Course Resources
1. Allen, J. P. B. &Corder, S P. (eds) (1974). Techniques in applied linguistics.The Edinburgh

course in applied linguistics (Vol. 3). Oxford: OUP.

2. Brumfit, C. (ed.) (1986). The practice of communicative teaching. Oxford: Pergamon.

3. Chomsky, N. (1959). A review of B. F: Skinner's Verbal Behaviour. In Krashen, S. D. (1982).

Principles and practice in second language acquisition. New York: Pergamon.

4. Harmer, J. (1991). The practice of English language teaching. Harlow: Longman

5. Johnson, K. (1996). Language teaching and skills learning. London: Blackwell.

6. Larsen-Freeman, D. (1986). Techniques and principles in language teaching.London: OPU.


7. Munby, J. (1978). Communicative syllabus design. Cambridge: CUP.

8. Norrish, J. (1987). Language learners and their errors. New York: Macmillan.

9. Nunan, D (1988). Syllabus design. Oxford: OUP.

10. Omaggio, A. C. (1 986). Teaching language in context. New York: HHP

11. Prabhu, N. S. (1987). Second language pedagogy: A perspective. Oxford: OUP.

12. Richards & Rodgers. (1986). Approaches and methods in language teaching: A description

and analysis. Cambridge. CUP

13. Richards, J. C (1980). Error analysis. London: Longman.

14. Steinberg, D. D. (1988). Psycholinguistics. London: Longman

15. Ur, P (1996). A course in language leaching. Cambridge: CUP.

16. Ur, P. (1988). Grammar practice activities: A practical guide for teachers. Cambridge: CUP.

17. Wilkins, D. (1976). Notional syllabuses. Oxford: OUP.

18. Wilkins, D.A. (1985). Linguistics in language teaching. London: Arno

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