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John McRae also uses the term fifth skill. He uses it in the context of teaching language through literature to refer to the process of, at varying times through his academic career, (critical) thinking in L2, reading between the lines, and processing language, text and cultural awareness.

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David Weller's avatar

Excellent, I didn't know about this - thanks for sharing! I'll have a read.

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Ekundayo Dorcas's avatar

Culture

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Ekundayo Dorcas's avatar

This has widen my horizon

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David Weller's avatar

I'm glad it was useful!

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Tomás's avatar

Awesome summary; truly, great work.

Would be best adding citations.

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