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ERIC Number: EJ320010
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Against Dogma: A Reply to Michael Swan.
Widdowson, H. G.
ELT Journal, v39 n3 p158-61 Jul 1985
Replies to two articles by Michael Swan entitled "A Critical Look at the Communicative Approach." Argues that Swan presents a distorted version of the communicative approach so as to present his own ideas more effectively and that he fails to offer evidence for his position on the practice of English language teaching. (SED)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Evaluation, Learning Theories, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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