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Australian Review of Applied LinguisticsVol. 13:1 (1990) ► pp.100–122
The process vs genre debate
An Aboriginal education perspective
This paper examines the debate between process and genre approaches to language teaching and learning in a particular cross-cultural and English as a Second Language setting. It argues a position based on the analysis of both the respective theoretical assumptions as well as the evidence from classroom practice.
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