2.3.3 It is infact this new ‘mode of thinking’ which has given new directions to
foreign language teaching. It has led to new emphases, not only in syllabus design but also
in the teaching communicative use of the language. Language learning today is regarded
less of an ‘acquisition of structure’ and more of a learning of items of use. The teaching of
language in relation to categories of use is likely to have methodological implications.