VNU UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Convenor: Prof. Dr. Hoang Van, VNU ULIS Centre of Foreign Language Education Research, Linguistics & International Studies

Tel.: (Mob.) 094 629 6999

Emails: vanhv.sdh@gmail.com
COURSE SUMMARY: In this course, an attempt is made to explore the different senses in which the term ‘Applied Linguistics’ is employed in current scholarship. As part of
this endeavour, we will focus on the following aspects of knowledge which are thought to constitute the subject.

1. The notion of ‘Applied Linguistics’ and the areas of knowledge that constitute applied linguistics as a discipline
a. Definitions of applied linguistics
the study of language as it affects situations in real life, for example in education or technology
b. Language, linguistics, and applied linguistics
c. Areas of concern of applied linguistics
d. Foreign language teaching in applied linguistics

2. Language & linguistics and foreign language teaching

a. Definition of language and linguistics
b. Phonetics & phonology
c. Morphology
d. Syntax
e. Semantics & pragmatics, and other related issues
f. The relationships between linguistics and foreign language teaching (FLT)

3. Sociolinguistics and foreign language teaching

a. Definition of sociolinguistics
b. Key concepts of sociolinguistics (language vs. languages, dialect, idiolect, lingua franca, pidgin, social dialect, register, etc.)
c. Bilingualism, biculturalism, intercultural/cross-cultural communication, language and power, language and gender
d. Language planning and language policy
e. Englishes in the world and English in Vietnam
f. The relationships between sociolinguistics and FLT

4. Psycholinguistics and foreign language teaching

a. Definition of psycholinguistics
b. Key concepts of psycholinguistics (language comprehension, language production, language acquisition, etc.)
c. First language acquisition (FLA)
d. Second language learning (SLL)
e. Factors affecting second/foreign language learning
f. The similarities and differences between FLA and SLL
g. The relationships between psycholinguistics and FLT

5. Foreign language curriculum and syllabus design and foreign language teaching
a. Curriculum, syllabus, and course design
b. Approaches to curriculum/syllabus design
c. Types of FL language syllabus
d. Different steps in designing a foreign language course
e. Main issues in EFL textbook development/writing
f. The relationships between foreign language syllabus design and foreign language teaching

6. Approaches and methods in foreign language teaching

a. Approach, method, and technique
b. Main foreign language teaching methods: The Grammar Translation Method, the Audio-lingual Method, the Direct Method, Communicative Language Teaching, and others

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c. The current situation and issues of second/foreign language teaching in schools in Vietnam and other related issues

7. Issues in foreign language testing

a. Testing and language testing
b. Different approaches to foreign language testing
c. Types of foreign language test
d. Practical steps in designing a foreign language test; and other related issues
e. The current situation and issues of English language testing in schools in Vietnam
f. The relationships between foreign language testing and foreign language teaching

8. Aspects of interlanguage, contrastive analysis and error analysis in foreign language teaching
a. Interlanguage
b. Contrastive analysis (CA)
c. Error analysis (EA)
d. The relationships between Interlanguage (IL), CA, and EA and foreign language teaching

9. Issues of translation and interpreting and foreign language teaching

a. Different views on translation
b. Issues of literary translation
c. Issues of scientific and technical translation
d. Some issues of interpreting
e. Issues of machine/electronic translation
f. The relationships between translation/interpreting and foreign language teaching

10. Presentation of a research: subject to candidates’ request

ASSESSMENT: Performance in the course will be assessed on the basis of the student’s attendance and three assignments: (i) an oral presentation of one of the issues listed
above at the lecture seminar as agreed upon by the lecturer and the student-presenter and (ii) a written mid-course assignment on the analysis of some applied linguistics aspects,
and (iii) a final written assignment on one of the topics which will be given at the end of the course.
Rating procedure is as follows:
- Attendance & participation: 10 points (10% of total marks)
- Assignment 1: 15 points (15% of total marks)
- Assignment 2: 15 points (15% of total marks)
- Assignment 3: 60 points (60% of total marks)
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TOTAL: 100 points
RECOMMENDED READINGS
In the pages that follow, basic recommended readings for each topic are listed. Some of the optional readings are also incorporated, as they may help you to broaden your
understanding about applied linguistics, and to prepare better for your assignments (mid-term and final). You should note, however, that the basic recommended and optional
readings are by no means exhaustive. You may find other reading materials from other sources that are relevant to your interests.
TOPIC 1. THE NOTION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
Allen, J. P. B. & S. Pit Corder (Eds.) (1975). Readings for Applied Linguistics. Volume 1. London: Oxford University Press.
Bell, R. T. (1981). An Introduction to Applied Linguistics: Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. London: Batsford Academic and Educational Ltd.
Brown, G. (2002). The State of the Art of Applied Linguistics. (In) Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching. Bower, R. & C. Brumfit (Eds.). Modern English
Publication in Association with The British Council.
Corder, S. P. (1973). Introducing Applied Linguistics. Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Cook, G. & B. Seidlhofer (2005). An Applied Linguist in Principle. (In) Principle and Practice of Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Crystal, D. (2008). A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Sixth Edition. Singapore: Blackwell.
Hunston, S. and D. Oakey (2010). Introducing Applied Linguistics: Concepts and Skills. London & New York: Routledge.

Books, book chapters and articles related to the notion of applied linguistics.
TOPIC 2. LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

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Amaian, A. Demmers, R. A., Farmer, A. K., and Harnish, A, M. (2010). Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication. Sixth edition. Cambridge, Massachusetts:
The MIT Press.
Bergmann, A., Hall, K. C., and Ross, S. M. (eds.) (2007). Language Files 10: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics. Tenth edition. Columbus: Department
of Linguistics – The Ohio State University.
Finegan, E. (1994). Language: Its Structure and Use. Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
Fromkin, V. R. Rodman, P. Collins & D. Blair (2006). An Introduction to Language. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Halliday, M. A. K., A. McIntosh and P. Strevens (1964). The Linguistic Sciences and Language Teaching. London: Longman.
McIntosh, A., and Halliday, M. A. K. (1967). Patterns of Language: Papers in General, Descriptive and Applied Linguistics. Bloomington and London: Indiana University
Press.
Wilkins, D. A. (2008). Linguistics and Language Teaching. Melbourne, Victoria: Edward Arnold.

Books, book chapters and articles on introduction to language or introduction to linguistics.

TOPIC 3. SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Hudson, R. A. (1990). Sociolinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hoàng Văn Vân (2011). Vị thế của tiếng Anh trên thế giới và ở Việt Nam. Tạp chí Ngôn ngữ, 1(260), 10-18.
Hoang Van Van (2020). The Roles and Status of English in Present-day Vietnam: A Socio-cultural Analysis. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 36(1), 1-21.
Hudson, R. A. (1996). Sociolinguistics. 2nd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Nguyễn Văn Khang (2003) Kế hoạch hoá ngôn ngữ. Hà Nội: Khoa học Xã hội.
Sandra Lee McKay & Nancy H. Hornberger (Eds.) (2010). Sociolinguistics and Language Education. Bristol, Buffalo, Toronto: Multilingual Matters.
Wardhaugh, R. (2014). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Holmes, J. (2013). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Fourth edition. London and New York: Routledge.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of sociolinguistics and language teaching.
TOPIC 4. PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Brown, H. D. (2014). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Sixth edition. New York: Pearson Education.
Ellis, R. (1991). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Chomsky, N. (1965). Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press.
Fermández, E. M. & H. S. Cairns (2016). Fundamentals of Psycholinguistics. Singapore: Wiley-Blackwell.
Halliday, M. A. K. (1975). Learning How to Mean – Explorations in the Development of Language. London: Edward Arnold.
Krashen, S. (1995). Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. New York: Phoenix.
Krashen, S. (2003). Language Acquisition and Language Education. New York: Prentice Hall International.
Krashen, S. D. and Terrell, T. D. (2000). The Natural Approach: Language Acquisition in the classroom. Second impression. Malaysia: Longman
Larsen-Freeman, D. & M. H. Long (2001). An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition. London: Longman.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of psycholinguistics and language teaching.
TOPIC 5. CURRICULUM, SYLLABUS, COURSE DESIGN AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo (2018a). Chương trình giáo dục phổ thông: Chương trình môn tiếng Anh (Ban hành kèm theo Thông tư số 32/2018/TT-BGDĐT ngày 26 tháng 12 năm
2018 của Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo).
Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo (2018b). Chương trình giáo dục phổ thông làm quen tiếng Anh lớp 1 và lớp 2 (Ban hành kèm theo Thông tư số 32/2018/TT-BGDĐT ngày 26 tháng 12
năm 2018 của Bộ trưởng Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo).
Brown, H. D. and Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive to Language Pedagogy. (Chapter 9: Curriculum and Course Design, pp. 178-195)
Corder, S.P. (1973). Introducing Applied Linguistics (Chapter 12). Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Frida, D., & E. Olshtain. (1990). Course Design: Developing Programs and Materials for Language Learning. Cambridge: CUP.
Graves, K. (Ed.) (2012). Teachers as Course Developers. Richards, J, C. (G.E.). Cambridge: CPU.
Hoang Van Van (2015). The Development of the Ten-year English Textbook Series for Vietnamese Schools under the National Foreign Language 2020 Project: A Cross-cultural
Collaborative Experience. Paper Addressed at the Plenary Session of the International TESOL Symposium: English Language Innovation, Implementation, and Sustainability,
Held in Danang, Vietnam on 28-29 July, 2015. Reprinted in VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 31(3), 1-17.
Hoang Van Van (2016). Renovation in Curriculum Design and Textbook Development: An Effective Solution to Improving the Quality of English Teaching in Vietnamese
Schools in the Context of Integration and Globalization. VNU Journal of Education Research, 32(4), 9-20.
Hoang Van Van (2020). The “General School Education Introductory English Curriculum for Grade 1 and Grade 2: A New Innovation in Foreign Language General School
Education in Vietnam. VNU Journal of Science of Education Research, 36(4), 1-24.
Hoang Van Van (2022). Interpreting MoET’s 2018 General Education English Curriculum. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 38(5), 1-22.

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Hoang Van Van (2023). The place of grammar in in the General Education English Curriculum and the problems of translating grammar contents from curriculum to textbooks.
VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 39(3), 1-20.
Munby, J. (1988). Communicative Syllabus Design. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nunan, D. (1988). Syllabus Design. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nunan, D. (1988). The Learner-centred Curriculum. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Richards, J. C. (2017). Curriculum Development in Language Teaching. 2 Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Wilkins, D. A. (1976). Notional Syllabuses. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of language syllabus design.
TOPIC 6. APPROACHES AND METHODS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Brown, H. D. and Lee, H. (2015). Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy. Fourth edition. New York: Pearson Education.
Hoang Van Van (2010). The Current Situation and Issues of the Teaching of English in Vietnam. Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture, 22(1), 7-18.
Larsen-Freeman, D. & Anderson, M. (2011). Techniques & Principles in Language Teaching, 3nd edition. Oxford: OUP.
Oxford, R. J. (1990). Language Learning Strategies: What Every Teacher Should Know. Boston, Mass.: Heinle & Heinle.
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Richards, J. C. & T. S. Rodgers (2014). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. 3 Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Stern, H.H. (2001). Fundamental Concepts in Language Teaching. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Widdowson, H.G. (1978). Teaching Language as Communication. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Littlewood, W. (2006). Communicative Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of foreign language teaching.
TOPIC 7. ISSUES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TESTING
Bachman, L. F. (1991). Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bachman, L. F. & A. S. Palmer. (1996). Language Testing in Practice: Designing and Developing Useful Language Tests. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Davies, A. (1990). Principles of Language Testing. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Hoang Van Van (2017). The 2016 National Matriculation and General Certificate of Secondary Education English Test: A Challenge to the Goal of Foreign Language Education
in Vietnamese Schools. VNU Journal of Educational Research, 33(4), 1-16.
Hughes, A. (2004). Testing for Language Teachers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of language testing.

TOPIC 8. INTERLANGUAGE, CONTRASTIVE AND ERROR ANALYSIS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Brown, H. D. (2014). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Sixth Edition. Pearson.
Corder, S.P. (1973). Introducing Applied Linguistics (Chapter 1). Harmondsworth: Penguin.
Corder, S.P. (1981). Error Analysis and Interlanguage. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
James, C.R. (2016). Contrastive Analysis. London and New York: Routledge.
Lado, T. (1957). Linguistics Across Cultures. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
Lado, R. (2002). Ngôn ngữ học qua các nền văn hoá (Linguistics Across Cultures). Hoàng Văn Vân dịch. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội.
Odlin, T. (1999). Language Transfer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Zhao, H.H. and Tarone, E. (Eds.) (2016). Interlanguage: Forty Years Later. John Benjamins.

Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of interlanguage, contrastive analysis and error analysis and their relations to language teaching
TOPIC 9. TRANSLATION STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Bell, R.T. (1991). Translation and Translating: Theory and Practice. London: Longman.
Catford, C.J. (1965). A Linguistics Theory of Translation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hale, S. B. (2007). Community Interpreting. England: Macmillan.
Riccardi, A. (ed.) (2008). Translation and Interpretation. In A. Riccardi (ed.), Translation Studies: Perspectives on an Emerging Discipline, pp. 75-91. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Hatim, B. & I. Mason. (1990). Discourse and the Translator. London: Longman.
Hoàng Văn Vân (2005). Nghiên cứu dich thuật. Hà Nội: Khoa học Xã hội.
Hoàng Văn Vân (2006). Translation: Theory and Practice – A Textbook for Senior Students of English. Hà Nôi: Giáo dục.
Hoang Van Van (2018). “Bánh trôi nước” and three English Versions of Translation: A Systemic Functional Comparison. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 34(2), 1-35.
https://doi.org/10.25073/2525-2445/vnufs.4279

Hoang Van Van (2021). Systemic Functional Linguistics in Translation: The Case of Translating M.A.K. Halliday’s An Introduction to Functional Grammar, Second Edition,
from English into Vietnamese. Linguistics and the Human Sciences 15(1): 52-96. https://doi.org/10.1558/lhs.41151

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Hoang Van Van (2022). Interlingual Translation: An Attempt at Understanding some Basic Concepts. VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, 38(6), 1-29. https://doi.org/10.25073/2525-
2445/vnufs.4880

Newmark, P. (1988a). Approaches to Translation. London: Prentice Hall.

Newmark, P. (1988b). A Textbook of Translation. London: Prentice Hall.
Books, book chapters and articles related to issues of translation and interpreting and their relation to foreign language teaching.
TOPIC 10. PRESENTATION OF A RESEARCH (either by me or by a guest lecturer)
Candidates can choose one of the following topics and make a request for the course convenor to prepare for presentation:
1. EFL curriculum design
2. EFL textbook development/writing
3. Translation
4. Contrastive discourse analysis
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