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Valdman, Albert – Alberta Modern Language Journal, 1977
This article discusses the incompatibility between the goal of communicative competence (defined more narrowly as minimal approximative communicative competence) and current practices of syllabus design, and suggests more relevant alternatives. Foreign language instruction is still dominated by the teaching of language structure for its own sake,…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Discourse Analysis
