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>> We have what I would call three
different levels of the analysis

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of grammar and language in general.

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The first one is the encyclopedic
level which is typically associated

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with for example memorizing verb charts,
memorizing the different features

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or uses of particular grammatical forms,
that's part of the encyclopedic knowledge.

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And we tend, a lot of the traditional
grammar based activities tend to be,

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tend to focus on that particular aspect, and
you mentioned lesson plan one has a lot of that.

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The second one is the communicative interaction
liabilities, and we discussed this one

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and we seem to have agreed on the issue of
a broader definition of language which takes

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into account spoken aspects of the
language and so on and so forth,

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so that would be the second component.

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But there's a third component which
is the one which I'm describing before

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which goes beyond just language as a skill.

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It goes into this divergent, creative
thinking, critical thinking abilities,

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which make language learning, second language
learning, much more than just a skill.

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And that brings up a different world of
opportunities in terms of what you do

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with language learning, with
grammar learning, et cetera.