Other academics argue the case of a vulgar pragmatic approach that relies on structure and 'the notions of theory and practice' (Williams: 1983). ... Is it not the goal of EAP programs to develop in a student their proficiency and articulation of the academic English language, including skills in research that will aid their participation at a tertiary level? ... True critical pedagogy thus begins to take on a 'political agenda' (Weimer: 2009), rendering EAP instruction far too complicated and too far fetched from its actual purpose; giving students the skills to develop ...

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Through these social interactions, games activity can allow ego identity, a key beneficial factor mentioned by Erikson (1959) within the Psycho-social theory. ... Educational Learning theories adopted for pupils to learn include; Social Constructivist learning theory (Vygotsky, 1978) (see appendix 6) and behaviourist learning theory (Skinner, 1976) (see appendix 7) to name a few. ... In contrast, Skinner's behaviourist theory focuses on a teacher-centred viewpoint whereby selection, pacing and evaluation of learning are ordained by the teacher. This learning theory lends itself to teachin...

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