What Do We Teach: Applied Linguistics or Language Teaching Methodology?

In recent years we have witnessed a considerable disunity in using the term applied linguistics for designating academic courses at universities or teacher training institutions. The designation is often used for the programmes intended to provide teacher trainees with the necessary knowledge and skills for their future work as classroom language teachers. There are, however, courses more academically oriented also using the same label. This contribution discusses how the term is perceived nowadays and makes an argument for its distinction from other related terms. ____________________________________________________________________