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ERIC Number: EJ248782
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Practical English in "Background" Classes.
Pratt, Leighton
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n4 p395-98 Jul 1981
Describes approach to teaching practical English course at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland as method to make background classes more worthwhile. Suggests a useful direction might be to change emphasis from imparting general cultural impressions to viewing subject as providing place for practical language teaching. (BK)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Poland