The history of language learning and teaching in Britain

This article provides an overview, based on the most recent research available, of the history of language learning and teaching (HoLLT) in Britain. After an overview of the state of research, we consider which languages have been learnt, why, and how that has changed; the role of teachers and tests...

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Main Author: McLelland, Nicola
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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description This article provides an overview, based on the most recent research available, of the history of language learning and teaching (HoLLT) in Britain. After an overview of the state of research, we 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. After this general survey, we conclude with a more in-depth discussion of the contribution of one key figure, Walter Rippmann, in the period of 1895 to ca. 1920, a time of professionalization 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.
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spelling nottingham-474652020-05-04T19:29:44Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47465/ The history of language learning and teaching in Britain McLelland, Nicola This article provides an overview, based on the most recent research available, of the history of language learning and teaching (HoLLT) in Britain. After an overview of the state of research, we 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. After this general survey, we conclude with a more in-depth discussion of the contribution of one key figure, Walter Rippmann, in the period of 1895 to ca. 1920, a time of professionalization 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. Taylor & Francis 2018-02-02 Article PeerReviewed McLelland, Nicola (2018) The history of language learning and teaching in Britain. Language Learning Journal, 46 (1). pp. 6-16. ISSN 1753-2167 HoLLT (History of Language Learning and Teaching) Walter Rippmann language teaching methods language testing language policy modern foreign languages https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09571736.2017.1382052 doi:10.1080/09571736.2017.1382052 doi:10.1080/09571736.2017.1382052
spellingShingle HoLLT (History of Language Learning and Teaching)
Walter Rippmann
language teaching methods
language testing
language policy
modern foreign languages
McLelland, Nicola
The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title_full The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title_fullStr The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title_full_unstemmed The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title_short The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
title_sort history of language learning and teaching in britain
topic HoLLT (History of Language Learning and Teaching)
Walter Rippmann
language teaching methods
language testing
language policy
modern foreign languages
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