English 100 test Autonomous Learning

33. Applied linguistics…

*a) the study of second and foreign language acquisition and learning the study of language and linguistics in relation to practical problems, such as lexicography, translation or speech pathology.

b) The measurement of the ability of a person or the quality or success of a teaching course, etc. c) A task which replicates or resembles a real-life task, e.g. scanning an article for particular information; this may be contrasted with a task which is specifically designed for, and only relevant in, the classroom.

d) In the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock.