《应用语言学（英文）》着重解决现实当中的实际问题，一般不接触语言的历史状态，也不大介入一般理论上的争辩。可以说，它是鉴定各种理论的实验场。

PART ONE:
BACKGROUND
1 what is applied linguistics?
a brief history
definition and scope
the role of aplied linguistics
theoretical bases
the nature of applied linguistics
applied linguistics and the language teacher
disussion quesions
PART TWO:
GENERAL THEORIES
3 Human learning
the nature of human learning
philosophical bases of learning theories
major learnign theories
4 first language acquisition
first language acquisition,a complex task for the child
some questions which theories of l1 acquitition must answer
major l1 acquisition theories
discussion questions
5 second language learning
some basic distinctions concerning l2 learning
the nature of second language ldarning
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PART FOUR：
Peferences
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