>> We have what I would call three different levels of the analysis
of grammar and language in general.
The first one is the encyclopedic level which is typically associated
with for example memorizing verb charts, memorizing the different features
or uses of particular grammatical forms, that's part of the encyclopedic knowledge.
And we tend, a lot of the traditional grammar based activities tend to be,
tend to focus on that particular aspect, and you mentioned lesson plan one has a lot of that.
The second one is the communicative interaction liabilities, and we discussed this one
and we seem to have agreed on the issue of a broader definition of language which takes
into account spoken aspects of the language and so on and so forth,
so that would be the second component.
But there's a third component which is the one which I'm describing before
which goes beyond just language as a skill.
It goes into this divergent, creative thinking, critical thinking abilities,
which make language learning, second language learning, much more than just a skill.
And that brings up a different world of opportunities in terms of what you do
with language learning, with grammar learning, et cetera.