alleryElaine Ridge argued CLT falsely implies consensus on the definition of what?
AStandard dialect norms
BPhonetic transcription
CCommunicative competence
DReading fluency level
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Communicative competence
1. Ridge questioned CLT's claim to facilitate communicative competence.
2. There is no agreement on what that competence means.
3. Learners may seem competent yet not use the language fully.
_Source: Wikipedia, Communicative language teaching, Criticism_
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