摘要：Studies on stereotypes have been done in various academic disciplines, which makes stereotypes a truly interdisciplinary construct. This article offers a review of literature on country and national stereotypes. It examines the origins of the construct of stereotypes and methodologies employed to investigate it. The article also highlights gaps – both theoretical and methodological – in research on country and national stereotypes in the field of applied linguistics. The final part of the article suggests future directions for research on stereotypes in applied linguistics, discusses theoretical and methodological considerations for future studies on country and national stereotypes in the field and highlights pedagogical implications that can be drawn from these studies.
关键词：stereotypes; applied linguistics; interdisciplinary research
