Second Language Pedagogy
Second Language Pedagogy
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN: 0194370844 | edition 1987 | PDF | 160 pages | 1,7 mb
Publisher: Oxford University Press | ISBN: 0194370844 | edition 1987 | PDF | 160 pages | 1,7 mb
The author presents a range of ideas on language teaching and learning which are marked equally by boldness in thought and a sense of the classroom. The basic assumption underlying the study is that language form is best learnt when students are concentrating on meaning rather than form. Dr Prabhu rejects the linguistic syllabus, opting instead for a task based 'procedural' syllabus where students have to solve problems through reasoning and self-reliance