Abstract

In this article we take into account the following factors characterizing the learning/teaching process of a foreign language: implicit and explicit learning/teaching, as well as awareness of teachers and learners about learning/teaching strategies in the light of information provided by the communicative method of Krashen and Porcher. The aforementioned factors are understood as central to approaches and integrated teaching methods wishing to address the complexities of teaching a foreign language. The understanding of a foreign language-culture or rather the internalization of an non-own system - and participation to the values shared by another group are, despite appearances, among the most difficult skills to integrate to learning "off natural production environment" ie learning driven. What are the roles, styles and strategies of teachers and learners in the learning/teaching process?