allerySwan also noted that CLT often fails to value which learner resource?
ADictionaries and glossaries
BHomework and revision
CWall displays in class
DLanguages already known
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Languages already known
1. Swan criticised CLT practice in classrooms.
2. He said languages a student already knows are not valued or used.
3. Dictionaries, diaries and furniture were not part of his point.
_Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Criticism_
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