alleryElaine Ridge criticised CLT for implying consensus on defining what?
AAuthentic material
BStrategic planning
CCommunicative competence
DGrammatical drilling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Communicative competence
1. Ridge says CLT falsely implies general consensus on a definition.
2. The term is communicative competence, which CLT claims to facilitate.
3. No such agreement exists, so students may lack full use of the language.
_Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Criticism_
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