Language Teaching Through the Ages

Garon Wheeler is Campus Dean at the New York Institute of Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Introduction: Why Study the History of Language Teaching? Part I: In the Beginning 1. In the Beginning? 2. Mesopotamia: The First Records 3. Egypt: The Effect of Language Change 4. The Greeks: The Foundations of Western Education 5. The Romans: Refining the System 6. The Middle Ages: A Few Bright Spots Part II: The Early Modern World 7. William Lily's Famous Grammar 8. Erasmus’s Ideas on Education 9. Roger Ascham and His Double Translation Technique 10. Claudius Holyband: "A Frenchman Which Doth His Dutie" 11. Michel de Montaigne: The Last Native Speaker of Latin? 12. John Brinsley’s Advice to Teachers 13. Eilhard Lubinus: A Call for Change 14. Jan Comenius Creates a Full-Scale Science of Education 15. The Port-Royal Community 16. John Wilkins and His Rational Language 17. John Locke: Who Needs Latin? 18. César Chesneau du Marsais, Philosophy, and Grammar 19. Robert Lowth’s Prescriptivist Grammar 20. Lindley Murray: "The Father of English Grammar" 21. The Grammar-Translation Method: It’s Not What You Think 22. Two Diversions: Prendergast and Gouin 23. Esperanto: A Successful Created Language 24. Natural Methods: Learning Like Children Part III: Modern Times 25. The Reform Movement: The Start of Modern Times 26. Two Reports on the State of Language Teaching 27. Harold Palmer: A Modern Teacher 28. The Controversy of Basic English 29. World War II and the "Army Specialized Training Program" 30. After the War 31. The 1970s and Beyond 32. Conclusion