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CNA ESSENTIALS
is a two-level English course for basic learners. Te aim of the course is to make English enjoyable and tension-free. It is intended as a practical and natural approach to teaching English to basic learners and emphasizes the listening and speaking skills.

CNA ESSENTIALS
is based on a set of principles which underlie its structure and activities. In a nutshell, these principles are:

* A view of language
which proposes that language is a means of communication and that to communicate is to interpret, express, and negotiate meaning; and that in order to be able to communicate properly in a foreign language, speakers should reach communicative competence (Savignon, 1991).

* A view of teaching
which is organized around the steps of engaging students in the task by providing them with the language items to be worked on, studying that language in a way that students become familiar with it, and activating their knowledge by experimenting with what they have learned (Harmer, 2008).

* A view of learning
which advocates that knowledge is constructed by means of interaction with the other participants in the learning process (i.e. students, teacher, materials, context) and therefore that students are co-responsible for their learning (Vygotsky, 1978).

* A view of culture
that not only encourages students to bring to class their cultural background and share it with their classmates, but also promotes the exploration and discovery of other cultural contexts.

* A view of social responsibility
which is coherent with the educational belief that a language course should go beyond teaching the foreign language only and that the teaching/learning process is also a means to offer students a chance to reflect and act on their role as citizens of their communities and the world.

* A view of the teacher's role
which is based on the belief that teachers play a key role in the success of the teaching/learning process and therefore they should take it into their hands to make informed decisions concerning the best way to make use of the material and other resources available.
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