Language forms do not occur by themselves; they occur most naturally within a context.

The purpose of language learning is to learn how to use the language to communicate.

Attempts to communicate may be encouraged from the very beginning.

Each language has a finite number of patterns.

The learning of a foreign language should be the same as the acquisition of the native language. So, it is not necessary to memorize rules in order to use the native language.

ESP.

CBLT.

CLT.

NCTE.

ELT.

it aims to clarify the importance of studying English in an English-speaking country.

it deals with the “to be or not to be” an English teacher dichotomy.

there is no ideal teacher.

it is an attainable goal to define an ideal teacher.

it failed in his attempt to compare outstanding and non-outstanding English students.

non-NESTs cannot make good teachers.

nowadays, NESTs keep the unshakable status of “ideal teachers”.

to speak English almost as well as a NEST is a possible fulfillment for a non-NEST.

to be good teachers, NESTs need to overcome the lack of proficiency.

there is no literature about the performance of non-NESTs.

Britten, Lange and Murdoch agree about the importance of an excellent proficiency in English.

Britten, Lange and Murdoch disagree about the importance of an excellent proficiency in English.

Britten and Lange agree about the importance of an excellent proficiency in English, but Murdoch disagrees.

Britten and Murdoch agree about the importance of an excellent proficiency in English, but Lange disagrees.

The word “outstanding” is a verb in its present participle form.

There are only active voice sentences in the fragment.

The verb to squeez is the infinitive form of “squeezed”.

The verb “squeezed” is in its simple past form.

The noun “pigeonhole” means one of a set of small boxes, open at the front, in which letters and messages are left for different people.

It presents some misconceptions about children second language learning.

It shows some beliefs about adults and children second language learning.

It states that not only children, but also adults can learn a second language.

It says that it is necessary to employ dissimilar techniques while teaching second language to adults and children.

It asserts that it is advisable to use authentic materials in a language class.

it is acceptable and common for children to have short attention spans.

children can rely majorly on their cognitive abilities to learn a second language.

children begrudge the time spent learning a foreign language.

children learn a second language so effortlessly as if it’s a game.

young children’s and pre-pubescent children’s peculiarities must not be taken into account.

they are able to do tasks that require a great amount of attention.

they can turn their deductive skills to good account.

adults wish they could be as fluent as children.

they are more able to handle abstract rules and concepts.

due to the age, adults have more trouble keeping new vocabulary.

FonF can be understood as any planned or incidental instructional activity that is intended to induce language learners to pay attention to linguistic form.

Concepts such as subordinating and coordinating conjunctions can be presented in a class based on GBT principles.

One of the principal benefits of GBT is that it helps students gain an understanding of grammar concepts.

CLT and GBT cannot be blended.

GBT makes available explicit linguistic information about the structure of the English language.