Listen "Language Teaching Then and Now"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode I discuss 3 major approaches to language teaching of the past 50+ years. It's helpful to understand where it all started and how we arrived at the communicative teaching practices that we employ in our classroom. [sign up for Talking Points]Sometimes we need to look to the past to fully understand how to got to where we are now.Find out about:Behaviorism; Pavlov, SkinnerInnatism; ChomskySocial Interactionism; Vygotsky, HymesWhat has been refuted, supported or sustained in our modern approaches? Let's Connect!Sign up for Talking Points, my weekly newsletter with tips, tools and resources for language teachers.wlclassrom.comTwitter: @wlclassroomInstagram: @wlclassroomFacebook: /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook GroupSend me a text and let me know your thoughts on this episode or the podcast.
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