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ERIC Number: EJ392285
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Knowledge of Language and Ability for Use.
Widdowson, H. G.
Applied Linguistics, v10 n2 p128-37 Jun 1989
Attempts to clarify the notion of language competence and draws on its relevance to language teaching practices. Language use competence may involve the adjustment of pre-assembled and memorized patterns and not so much the generation of expressions by direct reference to rules. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Language Patterns, Language Processing, Language Proficiency, Language Usage, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Note: Paper presented at a joint seminar of the British and American Associations for Applied Linguistics (Coventry, England, July 8-10, 1988).