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WHAT WE (TEND TO) BELIEVE IN


QUESTIONS  ( ? )

Q 1 Why is language learning a crucial element in education?

Q 2 What is the single most important motivating factor in learning and    

       using language(s)?


(SOME) ANSWERS  ( ! )

A1, A2

"The need to demonstrate how discourse analysis can contribute to a critical awareness of the ways in which language is used and abused, to exercise control and practise deception remains as pressing as ever."

(from: Text, context, pretext: Critical Issues in Discourse Analysis, H.G. Widdowson, 2004)