Britain and Scandinavia

by Anthony P R Howatt (Editor), Anthony Howatt (Editor), Richard C Smith (Editor), Richard Smith (Editor)

Overview

This volume forms part of a five volume set charting the progress of the nineteenth century movement, which was instrumental in establishing international guidelines for the teaching of modern languages. It was during this period that for the first time, co-operation between phoneticians and teachers culminated in the publication of works that were instrumental in establishing the 'applied linguistic' approach to language teaching in the twentieth century. For the first time, too, the new science of psychology influenced a scientific theory of second language acquisition.
The Reform Movement attracted support across Europe, spurring the development of new professional associations and journals. In turn, the publication in these journals of reports of innovative practice contributed to a greater sense of autonomy and professionalism among modern language teachers, who had hitherto tended to live under the shadow of classical language teaching. The practical innovations and theoretical suggestions for the foreign language teaching, although rooted in the nineteenth century, still have relevance today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136404368
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/08/2013
Series:	Logos Studies in Language and Linguistics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	696
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Howatt, Anthony P R; Howatt, Anthony; Smith, Richard C; Smith, Richard

Table of Contents

1. W. H. Widgery (1888) The Teaching of Languages in Schools (London: Nutt.)

2. W. H. Widgery (1890) 'Class teaching of phonetics as a preparation for the pronunciation of foreign languages' (The Educational Times)

3. Stuart W. MacGowan (1891) 'The reading-book as the centre of instruction in teaching a foreign language' (Phonetische Studien)

4. W. Viëtor (1891) 'Dritte Jahresversammlung der Teachers' Guild und erster Englischer neuphilologentag in Cheltenham' (Phonetische Studien)

5. Stuart W. MacGowan (1893) 'Modern Language Association' (Die Neueren Sprachen)

6. Stuart W. MacGowan (1893) 'The relative educational value of ancient and modern languages' (Die Neueren Sprachen)

7. Henry Sweet (1899) The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners (Dent)

8. F. Palmgren (1887) 'Verhandlungen zur Reform des Sprachunterrichts auf der dritten Nordischen Philologenversammlung zu Stockholm (10-13 August 1886)' (Englische Studien)

9. 'Congrés philologique scandinave' (1892) (Le Maître Phonétique)

10. Otto Jesperson (1904) How to Teach a Foreign Language (Swan Sonnenschein and Macmillan)