Integrated Learning in ESL/EFL Courses (English as a Second Language / English as a Foreign Language)
Keywords:
behaviourism, cognitivism, constructivism, integrated teaching paradigm, language skills, language instructionAbstract
This study proposes an approach to language instruction. This approach aims to incorporate behaviourism, constructivism, and cognitivism—the three theories that have had the most influence on language acquisition and instruction. This model describes how these three theories are combined, each taking into account its advantages and disadvantages, to complete the process of teaching and learning a language.
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