Questão 64

According to the most recent trends $\in$ foreign
language teaching around the world, there is an
implicit assumption that language and culture are
intrinsically connected. The relation between language
[5] and culture is inseparable due to the nature of the
following concepts: (a) language $\exists$ inside culture
and (b) culture cannot exist without the language it
belongs to. Consequently, the general expectation one
might have is that foreign language teachers should
[10] be aware of this connection, and should be prepared
to adequately deal with language and culture $\in$ their
foreign language classes. ________, this does not
seem to be the case. It can be observed that culture
is still not taught appropriately or widely $\in$ foreign
[15] language classes.

Source: Zilles, J. M. (2006) Networking Cultures – Brazilian-Norwegian Dialogues on Education and Culture. p. 120.

The meaning of the term “trend”, as used $\in$ the text (trends, line 01), is