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Social Aspects of Modern Language Teaching 1
Author(s) -
Jones Willis Knapp
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1943.tb00240.x
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , value (mathematics) , sociology , resizing , linguistics , cultural values , epistemology , social science , philosophy , computer science , economics , european union , machine learning , library science , economic policy
Author's summary.— Language teachers stand on much firmer ground when they argue the value of the subject they teach because of its social aspects rather than for its cultural values. In a changing world, with distances shrinking, the need for an ability to talk with and understand our neighbors looms large.