ERIC Number: EJ1170266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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The History of Language Learning and Teaching in Britain
Language Learning Journal, v46 n1 p6-16 2018
This article provides an introduction, based on the most recent research available, to the history of language learning and teaching (HoLLT) in Britain. After an overview of the state of research, I consider which languages have been learnt, why and how that has changed; the role of teachers and tests in determining what was taught; changes in how languages have been taught (and why); and the emergence of the modern infrastructure of language teaching policy and practice. I conclude with case study of the contribution of Walter Rippmann, a key figure, in the period 1895 to ca. 1920, a time of professionalisation of language teaching and of efforts towards innovation and change, which set the agenda for many of the major developments of the twentieth century, including a call for scientifically based language teaching and a greater emphasis on the spoken language.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Educational History, Educational Research, Teacher Role, Language Tests, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Case Studies, Educational Change, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Oral Language
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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