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The Acquisition and Use of Language System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

H. G. Widdowson
H. G. Widdowson
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(University of London)
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I want to discuss two lines of enquiry in applied linguistic research which have come into prominence in recent years and which promise to have a bearing on a more learner-centred approach to language teaching pedagogy. These two lines have been pursued independently and at different points on the spectrum of applied linguistic studies. Furthermore, each one concentrates on a different aspect of natural language. I want to argue that we need to find ways of relating them if their pedagogic potential is to be effectively realized.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , Fall 1979, pp. 15 - 26
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1979

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