Full Description
A history of English Language Teaching that takes the reader from the Renaissance to the present day.
The book covers all the important phases of the history from a global perspective. It has been brought up-to-date with three new chapters, including a final chapter by Henry Widdowson.
Contents
INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: 1400-1800; SECTION 1: PRACTICAL LANGUAGE TEACHING; SECTION 2: ON 'FIXING' THE LANGUAGE; PART TWO: 1800-1900; INTRODUCTION; SECTION 1: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE EMPIRE; SECTION 2: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN EUROPE; PART THREE: 1900 TO THE PRESENT DAY; SECTION 1: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING SINCE 1900: THE MAKING OF A PROFESSION; SECTION 2 ASPECTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING SINCE 1900; A CHRONOLOGY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX