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ERIC Number: EJ631089
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
"The Philosopher Pulled the Lower Jaw of the Hen": Ludicrous Invented Sentences in Language Teaching.
Cook, Guy
Applied Linguistics, v22 n3 p366-87 Sep 2001
Assesses and contests the long tradition of attacks on the use of invented sentences in language teaching. Seeks to separate arguments against them that rely on parody and ridicule, from more reasoned assertions. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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