Auerbach criticism that Skills for Life only prepares people for menial work. (Auerbach, E.R> (1986) 'Competency based ESL: One Step Forward or Two steps Back?' TESOL Quarterly 20, 411 - 427.
Also note a possible new observation : Learning a second language is not a 'basic' skill - transfering from Arabic to Roman language for example is significantly harder than learning to add up?? Cognitive comparison - cognitive load theory???
see AECC embedding empolyability skills
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