New perspectives of language in language teaching

Abstract

The objective of this essay is to carry out a bibliographic review of the new realities of language pedagogy, regardless of the context. In the last few years, the concept of language has changed to include realities of language use socially. Some academics argue that languages should be seen as an activity rather than as a word formation, rather than simply a system that we turn to, as an ingenious part of social and intercultural life in any society. Similarly, academics emphasize that understanding how languages are used functionally implies thinking about linguistic ideologies and their role in the language learning – teaching process. In language pedagogy, understanding that language is a complex adaptive system with a fundamental social function is vital since it involves understanding what function that language would play in different aspects of society. This implies, consequently, thinking about what competencies should be developed within the classroom.