Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 What Is Applied Linguistics? 1.2 Fields of Applied Linguistics 1.3 Summary Chapter 2 Development of Applied Linguistics 2.1 A Brief History of Applied Linguistics 2.2 Changes in Applied Linguistic Practice 2.3 Applied Linguistics in China 2.4 Some Journals of Applied Linguistics 2.5 Summary Chapter 3 Applied Linguistics and Language 3.1 What Is Language? 3.2 Why Do We Study Language? 3.3 A General View of Language and Individual Languages 3.4 Identities of Language 3.5 Summary Chapter 4 Applied Linguistics and Linguistics 4.1 Sub-fields of Linguistics 4.2 What Do We Study in Linguistics? 4.3 Is Linguistics Applied? 4.4 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Linguistics 4.5 Summary Chapter 5 Applied Linguistics and Language Learning 5.1 Language Problems and Applied Linguistics 5.2 Methodology of Applied Linguistics 5.3 Multimedia Learning 5.4 Cooperative/Collaborative Learning 5.5 Learning to Communicate through Communication 5.6 Summary Chapter 6 Applied Linguistics and Psycholinguistics 6.1 What is Psycholinguistics? 6.2 A Brief History of Psycholinguistics 6.3 Fields of Psycholinguistics 6.4 Relationship between Psycholinguistics and Applied Linguistics 6.5 Key Issues in the Multilingual Processing 6.6 Summary Chapter 7 Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics 7.1 What is Sociolinguistics? 7.2 Origin and Rise of Sociolinguistics 7.3 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition 7.4 Sociolinguistics and Second Language Teaching 7.5 What is the Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics? 7.6 Summary Chapter 8 Applied Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics 8.1 Basics of Corpus Linguistics 8.2 Basics of Analyzing a Corpus 8.3 Phraseology 8.4 Applications of Corpora in Applied Linguistics 8.5 Summary Chapter 9 Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 9.1 Second Language and Foreign Language 9.2 Second Language Acquisition 9.3 Brief History of Second Language Acquisition 9.4 Applied SLA and SLA Applied 9.5 Relationship between Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition 9.6 Summary Chapter 10 Theories of Second Language Acquisition 10.1 What Is a Theory? 10.2 Characteristics of a Good Theory 10.3 Theory, Model and Hypothesis 10.4 Cognitive Theories of SLA 10.5 Sociocultural Theories of SLA 10.6 Three BigWindows 10.7 Classroom Implications of SLATheories 10.8 Summary Chapter 11 What Makes a Good Second Language Learner? 11.1 Affective Factors 11.2 Cognitive Factors 11.3 Personality Factor 11.4 Age Factor 11.5 L1 Factor 11.6 Other Factors 11.7 Some Characteristics of a Good Language Learner 11.8 Summary Chapter 12 L2 Learner L2 12.1 What Is Interlanguage? 12.2 Development of Interlanguage 12.3 Sources of Errors 12.4 Roles of First Language in the Acquisition of Interlanguage 12.5 Impacts on FLT 12.6 Summary Chapter 13 FL Teachers and FL Teaching Research 13.1 Requirements for Language Teachers 13.2 Current View of Teacher Development 13.3 Suggestions for Teacher Development 13.4 Teaching Research 13.5 Summary References