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Coming of Age in Applied Linguistics
Author(s) -
Bialystok Ellen
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/0023-8333.00055
Subject(s) - applied linguistics , linguistics , psychology , developmental linguistics , quantitative linguistics , language and communication technologies , second language acquisition , neuroscience of multilingualism , cognitive linguistics , relation (database) , clinical linguistics , cognition , theoretical linguistics , comprehension approach , language education , language technology , computer science , pedagogy , philosophy , database , neuroscience
I argue that further progress in applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA) will be achieved through collaboration with researchers in other fields. I give 3 examples of research problems that would profit from collaboration with applied linguists: the definition of language proficiency, the neural basis of language functioning, and the relation between cognitive and language abilities, especially in education. These issues are being investigated by specialists in other fields who lack the necessary expertise in bilingualism, SLA, and representation of multiple languages. I identify specific areas of expertise that applied linguists could bring to these research programmes.