In the context of the second paragraph, the extract “Parents dutifully take their kids to soccer practice, and professional athletes dutifully show up for team practice, sometimes even with recent injuries. Parents make their kids practice their piano skills at home, and the world’s most famous performers of classical music often practice for many hours a day, even if it makes their fingers hurt” aims at A) illustrating the advantages and disadvantages of practice in domains that require the development of specific skills. B) putting forward the idea that practice can, in fact, be seen as something beneficial, necessary and even recommendable. C) arguing that “practice not always makes perfect” and may even be harmful when forced beyond sensibleness. D) reinforcing the viewpoint that the concept of “practice” may be confusing as it means different things in different contexts. E) presenting random examples to testify that practicing and exercising are part of the inherent nature of any learning.

B) putting forward the idea that practice can, in fact, be seen as something beneficial, necessary and even recommendable.

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Practice often receives an unfair treatment in the field of applied linguistics. Most laypeople simply assume that practice is a necessary condition for language learning without giving the concept much further thought, but many applied linguists deliberately avoid the term practice. For some, the word conjures up images of repetitive drills in the factories of foreign language learning, while for others it means fun and games to entertain students on Friday afternoons.

Practice is by no means a dirty word in other domains of human endeavor, however. Parents dutifully take their kids to soccer practice, and professional athletes dutifully show up for team practice, sometimes even with recent injuries. Parents make their kids practice their piano skills at home, and the world’s most famous performers of classical music often practice for many hours a day, even if it makes their fingers hurt. If even idolized, spoiled, and highly paid celebrities are willing to put up with practice, why not language learners, teachers, or researchers?

(DEKEYSER, Robert. Practice in a second language. Perspectives from Applied Linguistics and Cognitive Psychology. Cambridge, 2007. Adaptado)

In the context of the second paragraph, the extract “Parents dutifully take their kids to soccer practice, and professional athletes dutifully show up for team practice, sometimes even with recent injuries. Parents make their kids practice their piano skills at home, and the world’s most famous performers of classical music often practice for many hours a day, even if it makes their fingers hurt” aims at

✂️ a) illustrating the advantages and disadvantages of practice in domains that require the development of specific skills.
✂️ b) putting forward the idea that practice can, in fact, be seen as something beneficial, necessary and even recommendable.
✂️ c) arguing that “practice not always makes perfect” and may even be harmful when forced beyond sensibleness.
✂️ d) reinforcing the viewpoint that the concept of “practice” may be confusing as it means different things in different contexts.
✂️ e) presenting random examples to testify that practicing and exercising are part of the inherent nature of any learning.