While we're on the topic: BVP on language, acquisition, and classroom practice

Prologue

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CLT Principle 1 : teaching communicatively implies a definition of communication

CLT Principle 2 : language is too abstract and complex to teach and learn explicitly

CLT Principle 3 : language acquisition is constrained by internal and external factors

CLT Principle 4 : instructors and materials should provide appropriate level input (and interaction)

CLT Principle 5 : tasks should form the backbone of the communicative curriculum

CLT Principle 6 : any focus on form should be input-oriented and meaning-based

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