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Valdman, Albert – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1982
Discusses five directions for integrating the notion of communicative competence in foreign-language instruction: functional orientation, focus on semantic notions, cyclical progression, inclusion of rhetorical device and discursive authenticity, and systematic treatment of language variation. (EKN)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Introductory Courses, Notional Functional Syllabi, Second Language Instruction