The functional–communicative approach in English language teaching is in opposition to:
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Correct answer: D. the structural approach
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Communicative language teaching (Widdowson, Wilkins' Notional Syllabuses, 1976) arose in reaction to the structural/situational approach, which drilled sentence patterns rather than language use.
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