The language classroom has two purposes.

1) To create independent language learners, by inspiring, exciting or challenging students, and convincing them that they can enjoyably learn a language, mostly on their own. That is what happened to me at age 17.
2) To provide some language exposure to the over 90 % of learners who refuse to be converted into independent language learners, and who probably will not learn much until they do so.

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