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LANGUAGE TEACHING/LEARNING: AN AREA OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS


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Page No: 1-3
Language: English
Authors: Etienne Mupemba Kabwe Kantanda, PhD*
Received: 2026-04-11
Accepted: 2026-05-19
Published Date: 2026-06-03
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Abstract:
Some scholars distinguish language teaching/learning from linguistics in the sense that language teaching/learning is concerned with education whereas linguistics is concerned with the study of language. At the first glance, this seems to be true. But if one wants to look at applied linguistics deeply, he/she realizes that language teaching/learning is an area of linguistics especially applied linguistics. This article aims at demonstrating that language teaching/learning is not only the concern of education; it is also the concern of applied linguistics. Therefore, this article attempts to answer the question “is it true that language teaching/learning is only the concern of education?”. To answer this question, the areas of applied linguistics are looked over so as to demonstrate how language teaching/learning is also the concern of applied linguistics. In this perspective, the data are collected from the areas of applied linguistics and analyzed via the content analysis method. The results confirm that language teaching/learning is also the concern of applied linguistics.
Keywords: language teaching, language learning, applied linguistics, areas of applied linguistics, and education.

Journal: MRS Journal of Arts, Humanities and Literature
ISSN(Online): 3049-1444
Publisher: MRS Publisher
Frequency: Monthly
Language: English

LANGUAGE TEACHING/LEARNING: AN AREA OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS