Applied%20Linguistics:%20New%20Issues%20in%20the%203rd%20Millennium%20and%20beyond

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Applied Linguistics New Issuesin the 3rd
Millennium and beyond

• Sandra Sembel
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What is Applied Linguistics?

• A means to help problems in society
• Focuses on the numerous and complex areas in
  society in which language plays a role.
• (Source Linguistics Society of America
  http//www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/applied-
  linguistics)

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Issues in Applied Linguistics?
Language Acquisition
Conversation analysis
Language use
Language skills
Discourse Analysis
Language assessment
Language education
Sociolinguistics
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NEW MILLENNIUM issuesThe multi-faces of applied
linguistics
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Issue 1 World Englishes

• British or American English

• World Englishes

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Issue 2 Interdisciplinary Issues
Language Focus
Interdisciplinary concerns
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International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

• Communication issues
• Multi-culture issues
• Linguistic issues
• Legal issues
• Policy making issues
• Education issues
• Medical issues

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Issue 3 From Language skills to People Skills

• Language skills

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Issue 4 Beyond Language

• Cultural values, skills, attitudes

• Language knowledge and competence

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Issue 5 From Language as subject matter to
Language as Learning Tool

• Learning English

• Researching other Subject Matters using English

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Issue 6 From Single to Multi-Culture

• Integrated, Multi-culture

• Single/Separate
• Language/Culture

So, whose Culture do we teach?
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Issue 7 Multi-Source Learning

• Learning from the Teacher

• Learning from other sources

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Bernie Trilling says the 7Cs are as important as
the 3Rs for today's students. Click image to
enlarge. (from 2006 article Toward Learning
Societies)
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3rd Millennium-Ready Teachers

• http//www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-21-
  signs-you-are-21st-century.html

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Points to Ponder

• We teach in DISCONNECTED departments. Learners
  live in INTERCONNECTED world.
• We teach INDEPENDENT lessons. Learners live in
  INTERDEPENDENT world
• We teach learners about OUR PAST, OUR PRESENT AND
  OUR FUTURE. Learners live in THEIR PRESENT AND
  THEIR FUTURE
• We teach what we KNOW. Learners live to face the
  UNKNOWN
• We teach KNOW WHAT learning. Learners live in
  KNOW WHERE learning
• We tell learners to respect the ULTIMATE SOURCE
  OF LEARNING THE TEACHER. Learners can get access
  to DIFFERENT SOURCES OF LEARNING

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So, Remember ...

• We prepare students for their FUTURE, not our
  PRESENT.
• We prepare students to succeed in their life, NOT
  just at school

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References

• International Journal of Applied Linguistics,
  Vol. 23, No. 23, 2013, Researching
  Multilingually New Theoretical and
  Methodological directions, Prue Holmesa, Richard
  Fayb, Jane Andrewsc and, Mariam Attiaa, a. Durham
  University, b. University of Manchester and c.
  University of the West of Englandhttp//onlinelibr
  ary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/ijal.12038/asset/ijal1
  2038.pdf?v1tho7utfwos07dd46370ff209fee432e7e8
  3a48b91875068ff2

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References

• Third Millennium Ready Teachers,
  http//www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/08/the-21-
  signs-you-are-21st-century.html
• Bernie Trilling says the 7Cs are as important as
  the 3Rs for today's students. Click image to
  enlarge. (from 2006 article Toward Learning
  Societies)

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Thank you!
And God bless you!
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