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Direct linkTimmis, Ivor – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2016
In this article, I argue that the most important thing about coursebook dialogues is not whether they are "authentic" or "inauthentic" but whether they are "plausible" as human interaction and behaviour. Coursebook dialogues are often constructed as vehicles for various kinds of language work and even sometimes as…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Courses, Dialogs (Language), Media Adaptation
