The Role of Applied Linguistics in English Language Teaching: A Review of Research Articles

Abstract

Applied Linguistics refers to the study and usage of linguistic knowledge, theories, and techniques to address real-world issues and challenges related to language. It incorporates research and practical approaches to address communication problems and improve language education, policy, and practice. This research will discuss the role of linguistics in English language teaching found in research articles. Library research is the foundation for data analysis.  The purpose of the research is to explore how the researchers apply the theories of applied linguistics to analyze and solve language problems in the real world in writing research articles. The comparison technique and the descriptive approach are used throughout the data collection and data analysis process. The definitions of applied linguistics, as well as a development in that definition to teaching are presented in this research to evaluate language instruction through the lens of applied linguistics theory. It can be realized that linguistics pays attention to the part it plays in the research paper publications. Due to the discovery in this research, it was found that linguistics plays a major role in English language teaching and doing research. The highest mean value (1.47) indicates that most of the research articles were published in linguistics. According to the findings, the use of theory of applied linguistics has been found within reasonable limits in doing research. Applied linguistic teaching theory may raise the students' desire for learning and acquisition of a second language. If the theory of applied linguistics was applied in language teaching, the method of language teaching should be modified, and improvements should be made to the information transferred to students.