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ERIC Number: EJ240669
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jan
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Structure Interaction--Its "Companions".
Wheeler, Rod
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n2 p106-09 Jan 1981
Discusses a compromise between functionally based material and traditional grammatical approaches by suggesting the adoption of a more communicative approach to structurally based material. Using the present continuous tense as an example, the unnaturalness of traditional classroom dialog is shown; sample remedies are given. (PJM)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Usage, Notional Functional Syllabi, Secondary Education, Syntax, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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