Intended for second language teachers and teacher trainees, the guide to linguistic concepts used in second language instruction outlines the applications of basic linguistic concepts to classroom practice and some classroom activities. Chapters address the following topics: (1) the relationship of language and linguistics; (2) human communication; (3) linguistics and language teaching; (4) use of phonetics and phonology in pronunciation instruction; (5) exercises in contrastive phonetics; (6) the graphic code and instruction in written language; (7) morphology as it relates to the teaching of the word as a unit of language; (8) syntactical relations and grammar instruction; (9) semantic relations and the teaching of foreign meanings; and (10) wording and pragmatics. Each chapter includes recommended readings and exercises. A 77-item bibliography cites related dictionaries and encyclopedias, general or introductory works, specialized texts, and works on second language instruction. (MSE)