Communicative Language Teaching: An Incomplete Revolution.

Whitley, M. Stanley

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ERIC Number: EJ499419

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Communicative Language Teaching: An Incomplete Revolution.

Whitley, M. Stanley

Foreign Language Annals, v26 n2 p137-54 Sum 1993

Communicative language teaching has been hailed as revolutionary and has achieved a solid base of widely accepted principles, yet its transmission to scholars has been hampered by debate and confusion. This paper explores the reasons why and suggests ways of overcoming the disunity that hinders further progress. (119 references) (JL)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Instructional Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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