I found this article written by Robert O’Neill on a website maintained by Ted Powers and have long shared it with Delta trainees. Recently, I realised that Ted Powers’ excellent website is down. In anticipation of a new, perhaps, website, I am reposting it here and would be happy to link the first few linesContinueContinue reading “Robert O’Neill’s critique of the Communicative Approach”
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This is an opportune blog post as we have been doing language analysis work and discussing theoretical vs pedagogic grammars. Read Scott Thornbury’s post and comment on the validity of the following statements about various modal verbs taken from a variety of pedagogic grammars Please add your reflection in a comments below the post. ExcerptsContinueContinue reading