Teaching Linguistics in the Second Language Classroom

PDF #86 – Maite Correa – Teaching (Theoretical) Linguistics in the Second Language Classroom. Beyond Language Improvement

Linguistics enjoys a paradoxical place in second language teaching. Unlike students majoring in Linguistics who see it as “study of the mind”, those who take it as part of a language degree see it as relevant as far as it supports language learning. I address the need to revise the place of linguistics in second language curricula.

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