This article originated from the need to understand aspects related to language education, its origins, and its applications. The premise that language education is underexplored in language teacher education programs was the starting point for this investigation. In order to address the study, a brief survey was answered by 28 participants who are either experienced or who have majored in English language teaching (ELT) or who teach languages or hold a post-graduation degree in the area. The specific objectives of the study - (i) to learn whether the concept of Educational Linguistics was part of the participants' ELT learning programs in order (ii) to propose a reflection on educational practices of language teachers-to-be, particularly ELTeachers - were met after the analysis of data, supported by the bibliographical review on Educational Linguistics, subarea of Applied Linguistics, which addresses issues related to language education.
educational linguistics; language education; ELT education
