| Autor: |
Chambers, Gary N., Norman, Nigel |
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Language Learning Journal; Dec2003, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p40-48, 9p |
| Abstrakt: |
The world of modern foreign languages learning and teaching never stays in the same place for very long. Given that we tend to go back to methods and aspects of methods already tried and tested in previous generations, albeit with a different slant, the analogy is with a pendulum swinging restlessly back and forth rather than some sharp-pointed machine forging new ground. The purpose of this article is to try to identify where writers think foreign/second language learning is going in the next ten or twenty years. The authors take six research-based books written recently. Some of these have been reviewed in LLJ. The issues raised in these books are looked at afresh from the point of view of their contribution to our knowledge-base about foreign language learning and teaching processes. Those not already reviewed in LLJ deserve attention for the valuable contribution they make to this discussion. Common themes emerge from the reviews of the six publications: • Criticism of communicative language teaching • Learning strategies • Autonomous learning • Grammar • ICT • Suggested ways forward These six books could point the way towards meaningful change. This must be considered seriously. After all, there is little evidence to suggest that what we have done over the years has worked or that what we are doing currently is a great deal better. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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