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Language is perhaps one of the most amazing trait endowed to the human race . Though other species are also known to have a communication system , human communication , without self-serving bias , is undeniably the most sophisticated in the planet

Language in itself is already complicated . This notion of language leads us to the assumption that teaching language is also complicated--moreover , teaching foreign language . The word foreign ups the ante with regards to the complication of the at hand

There are various

approaches that can be utilized to deal with the of language teaching . But regardless of the variety , all of them are designed to narrow down the long list of teaching theories into a succinct list of effective teaching practices

Wilga M . River 's Ten Principles of Interactive Language Learning had narrowed the list into ten sections

1 . The student is the language learner . This principle puts the emphasis on the student learning . The importance of self-learning is highlighted . One goal of this principle is for the student to develop a reservoir of mental representations of the language to be learned . It is also assumed that mental representations make the learner confident with the language , whether in speech and writing

2 . Language learning and teaching are shaped by student needs and objectives in particular circumstances . The objectives of this principle concerns the social , political , and even parental forces surrounding the learner . Economics also affects the trends in language teaching . This is very observable...