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CHAPTER 2 ASSUMPTION V ('PLURALISM')

Householder's words about phonological theory apply also to language teaching. Our final assumption is that no one format, and no one system however ingenious, can be sufficient for even one student or group of students. What has been seen only once will not be perceived, and what has been perceived from only one point of view will not be assimilated. If a student uses the Swahili verb stem - 'set, emphasize' with genuine understanding, or as a native speaker would, then he must have met it more