I. Major trends in twentieth-century language teaching. A brief history of early developments in language teaching II. Current approaches and methods. Communicative language teaching III. Alternative twentieth-century approaches and methods. The natural approach IV. The teaching and learning environment. Learners, approaches, and methods
This third edition of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching is an extensive revision of the popular and accessible text. Like previous editions, this book surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching such as Grammar Translation, Audiolingualism, Communicative Language Teaching, and the Natural Approach. It examines each approach and method in terms of its theory of language and language