Smith, Richard (2003) Introduction to volume III : Michael West. In: Smith, Richard, (ed.) Teaching English as a foreign language, 1912-36 : pioneers of ELT. Michael West. Logos studies in language and linguistics, 3 . London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415299671

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Abstract

Following the Second World War, the British Council, along with British publishers and universities, began to take a serious interest in English as a foreign language teaching ('ELT') and the UK soon gained a dominant role in the development and export of teaching approaches and materials. This set includes the works of neglected theorists such as Horace Wyatt, who indicated that English can be taught through the mother tongue as well as 'directly', and Michael West, whose emphasis on the educational value of teaching reading 'in difficult circumstances' has often been ignored in favour of the more utilitarian, spoken-language approach to ELT.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- History -- 20th century, English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign countries -- History -- 20th century, Second language acquisition -- History -- 20th century, English teachers -- Foreign countries -- Biography, West, Michael (Michael Philip)
Series Name:	Logos studies in language and linguistics
Publisher:	Routledge
Place of Publication:	London
ISBN:	9780415299671
Book Title:	Teaching English as a foreign language, 1912-36 : pioneers of ELT. Michael West
Editor:	Smith, Richard
Official Date:	2003
Dates:	Date Event 2003 Published
Volume:	3
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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