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Teaching and learning foreign languages : a history of language education, assessment and policy in Britain

MCLELLAND, NICOLA

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Abstract

Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages provides a comprehensive history of language teaching and learning in the UK from its earliest beginnings to the year 2000. McLelland offers the first history of the social context of foreign language education in Britain, as well as an overview of changing approaches, methods and techniques in language teaching and learning. The important impact of classroom-external factors on developments in language teaching and learning is also taken into account, particularly regarding the policies and public examination requirements of the 20th century.

Beginning with a chronological overview of language teaching and learning in Britain, McLelland explores which languages were learned when, why and by whom, before examining the social history of language teaching and learning in greater detail, addressing topics including the status that language learning and teaching have held in society. McLelland also provides a history of how languages have been taught, contrasting historical developments with current orthodoxies of language teaching. Experiences outside school are discussed with reference to examples from adult education, teach-yourself courses and military language learning.

Providing an accessible, authoritative history of language education in Britain, Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages will appeal to academics and postgraduate students engaged in the history of education and language learning across the world. The book will also be of interest to teacher educators, trainee and practising teachers, policymakers and curriculum developers.

Citation

MCLELLAND, N. (2017). Teaching and learning foreign languages : a history of language education, assessment and policy in Britain. London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315624853

Book Type Authored Book
Online Publication Date Jul 14, 2017
Publication Date Sep 30, 2017
Deposit Date Jul 2, 2017
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Book Title Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages A History of Language Education, Assessment and Policy in Britain
Chapter Number 7
ISBN 9781138651289
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315624853
Public URL https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-and-Learning-Foreign-Languages-A-History-of-Language-Education/McLelland/p/book/9781138651289
Publisher URL https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315624853
Additional Information McLelland, N. (2017). Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315624853
Contract Date Apr 30, 2017