The history of language learning and teaching in Britain
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 tes...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-495472020-05-04T19:29:45Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49547/ The history of language learning and teaching in Britain McLelland, Nicola 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. 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 http://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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