Transformation of Linguistic and Language Implications in Teaching

Over the last twenty years has clearly shown that though traditional linguistics has no role to play in the renewal of language teaching methodology. The fact that linguistic research is incomplete and does not put forward panaceas for language teaching does not mean that it has nothing to contribute. Helbig makes the point that: At least the following is clear today : theory and linguistic description alone will not themselves lead to the development of practical realizations in language teaching but they do constitute an indispensable preamble to an efficient and optimal development of these practical (Arndt, 1971).