[课程内容]  本课程分专题介绍语言学理论和方法，分为三大板块：（1）系统功能语法；（2）第二语言习得理论；（3）应用语言学研究方法。本课程既有理论性探讨，又反映语言学研究前沿研究方法，理论与实践相结合。课程教学的最终目的是让学生学会运用相关理论和方法进行语言学和第二语言学习研究。
[教学方式]  讲授、讨论、演示、课外阅读
[必读书目及参考书]
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[12] Mitchell, R. & Myles, F. (2004). Second language learning theories (2nd ed.). London: Arnold.
[13] Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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