【正确答案】Linguistics is usually defined as the science of language, or, alternatively, as the scientific study of language. While language teaching is concerned with how language can be taught more effectively. Therefore, the relationship between linguistics and language teaching is quite obvious. Language teaching is part of applied linguistics and applied linguistics is part or a branch of linguistics.
Some knowledge of linguistics will not only help language teachers to better understand the nature of language, but also help them better understand how to teach language. Theoretical views of language explicitly or implicitly infonn the approaches and methods adopted in language teaching. In fact, linguistics, as the science of language, should be of fundamental importance for teachers of language. Language teachers should be concerned with how to teach language effectively, but not all of them know how.

【答案解析】[解析] 本题主要考查语言学与语言教学之间的关系，回答时要先说清楚语言学和语言教学的定义，然后再谈两者之间的关系，这样就会显得层次分明，条理清楚。