Journal of English Language Teaching

A Critique on Dogme ELT

D.R. Rahul

Dept of English and Communication, Don Bosco College, Yelagiri Hills, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu.

Keywords: ELT, Methods, Dogme ELT, Critique.

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Abstract

This article is a qualitative research on the innovative technique brought into the domain of ELT by Scott Thornbury, Dogme in English language teaching. An attempt is made to analyze Dogme ELT in the light of postmethod conditions.

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