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TEACHING COMMUNICATION
Author(s) -
Palmer Adrian
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1970.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - psychology , communication skills , second language , mathematics education , language acquisition , linguistics , pedagogy , medical education , medicine , philosophy
A second‐language teacher's classroom activity can be optimized by considering its relationship to the development, in his students, of communication skills. The development of these skills presupposes the presence and insights of a live teacher, and cannot be accomplished by a machine. That the techniques advocated here are practical, is illustrated by a description of communication practice (CP), as well as the following considerations: the introduction of new material, some aspects of course organization, and finally, the students' proper mental attitude toward language learning.