About AL Research (12th reading on classroom) - Areas of Study

Question 1

describing and understanding lang use and/or

processes of lang teaching/learning in classrooms at any level

Answer 1

Classroom-based research

Question 2

linguistic phenomena motivated by people’s general

cognitive abilities and their interaction with the physical/social world

Answer 2

Cognitive linguistics

Question 3

• corpus is a collection of machine-readable authentic spoken or written texts.
• Attempts to identify patterns of lang use in a relevant corpus or corpora

Answer 3

Corpus Linguistics

Question 4

learner autonomy, learner strategies, how learners

understand, acquire and process info

Answer 4

Learner Autonomy

Question 5

prosody, intonation, rhythm, timing, tune. Focuses on spoken message and discourse

Answer 5

Prosody

Question 6

study of mental representations and processes used in the production and comprehension of language

Answer 6

Psycholinguistics

Question 7

the way lang is used in different social contexts

Answer 7

Sociolinguistics

Question 8

roles of task-based interaction, feedback and form in lang learning, socio-cultural perspectives and acquisition of intercultural competence

Answer 8

SLA

Question 9

how rules govern the way words are combined to form sentences

Answer 9

Syntax

Question 10

o Lang testing: development, validation and analysis of lang tests
o Lang assessment: classroom use of lang assessment for the purposes of
teaching and learning

Answer 10

Testing and Assessment

Question 11

o Creating of vocab tests
o Creating Academic Word lists
o Determining vocab size that’s needed to understand a text
o Acquisition and use of formulaic lang in 1st and 2nd lang users

Answer 11

Vocabulary