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Peer reviewedWalmsley, John B. – TESOL Quarterly, 1982
Proposes concept of the Teacher Value System as explanation for the phenomenon of students in foreign language classroom producing nonsensical utterances. Argues that these statements are product of particular patterns of teacher behavior. Believes this explanation affords insight into some prerequisites for communicative teaching. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Student Reaction
