Garon Wheeler

Language Teaching Through the Ages

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The history of linguistics is a growing area, having come into its own in the 1960s, especially after Noam Chomsky looked for historical roots for his work. In contrast, the history of language teaching has been neglected, reflecting the insecurity and youth of the field. Most works on the subject have been written by linguists for other linguis

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• Gewicht: 460g
• ISBN-13: 9781032926032
• ISBN-10: 1032926031
• Artikelnr.: 71667705

Autorenporträt

Garon Wheeler is Campus Dean at the New York Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Why Study the History of Language Teaching? Part I: In the
Beginning 1. In the Beginning? 2. Mesopotamia: The First Records 3. Egypt:
The Effect of Language Change 4. The Greeks: The Foundations of Western
Education 5. The Romans: Refining the System 6. The Middle Ages: A Few
Bright Spots Part II: The Early Modern World 7. William Lily's Famous
Grammar 8. Erasmus's Ideas on Education 9. Roger Ascham and His Double
Translation Technique 10. Claudius Holyband: "A Frenchman Which Doth His
Dutie" 11. Michel de Montaigne: The Last Native Speaker of Latin? 12. John
Brinsley's Advice to Teachers 13. Eilhard Lubinus: A Call for Change 14.
Jan Comenius Creates a Full-Scale Science of Education 15. The Port-Royal
Community 16. John Wilkins and His Rational Language 17. John Locke: Who
Needs Latin? 18. César Chesneau du Marsais, Philosophy, and Grammar 19.
Robert Lowth's Prescriptivist Grammar 20. Lindley Murray: "The Father of
English Grammar" 21. The Grammar-Translation Method: It's Not What You
Think 22. Two Diversions: Prendergast and Gouin 23. Esperanto: A Successful
Created Language 24. Natural Methods: Learning Like Children Part III:
Modern Times 25. The Reform Movement: The Start of Modern Times 26. Two
Reports on the State of Language Teaching 27. Harold Palmer: A Modern
Teacher 28. The Controversy of Basic English 29. World War II and the "Army
Specialized Training Program" 30. After the War 31. The 1970s and Beyond
32. Conclusion