1. What's in your head
2. Practice doesn't make perfect
3. Communication
4. Don't automatically blame the first language.
5.
Communication = the expression, interpretation and negotiation of meaning in a given context.
Classrooms are fixed contexts for communication:
- The setting is always the same.
- Participants are always the same.
Learners create an abstract mental representation, similar to the way in which L1 learners do.
This representation bears little to no resemblance to what is traditionally practised.
This representation builds up over time due to consistent and constant exposure to input data. Practice, as traditionally conceived, does little to foster the development of representation.
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