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Brumfit, Christopher – SPEAQ Journal, 1982
Three points are basic to communicative teaching. First, we do not know how language is learned and so cannot follow rigidly any one procedure in teaching a language. Secondly, teaching is not the obverse of learning. Teaching can be controlled, and the relationship between teachers and learners is more than simple input leading to output. Third,…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)