No mere history of applied linguistics, this volume presents a
framework for interpreting the development of applied linguistics
as a discipline. It offers a systematic account of how applied
linguistics has developed, articulating the philosophical premises
that have informed both its emergence and its subsequent growth. It
asks questions that are seldom asked: Where does the discipline
derive from? Where is it heading? What directions has it already
taken? Which direction should it embrace in future? What is the
relative worth of all of the variation in design and methods that
have been developed by applied linguists? In defining applied
linguistics as a discipline of design, it takes us beyond the
diffuse and sometimes contradictory conventional definitions of the
field. The framework of design principles it proposes not only
helps to explain the historical development of applied linguistics,
but also provides a potential justification for solutions to
language problems. It presents us with nothing less than an
emerging theory of applied linguistics.
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