Richards, Jack C.

Approaches and methods in language teaching / Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers. - 2nd ed. - ix, 270 p. - Cambridge language teaching library . - Cambridge language teaching library. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Major language trends in twentieth-century language teaching -- 1. A brief history of language teaching -- 2. The nature of approaches and methods in language teaching -- 3. The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching -- 4. The Audiolingual Method -- Pt. II. Alternative approaches and methods -- 5. Total Physical Response -- 6. The Silent Way -- 7. Community Language Learning -- 8. Suggestopedia -- 9. Whole Language -- 10. Multiple Intelligences -- 11. Neurolinguistic Programming -- 12. The lexical approach -- 13. Competency-Based Language Teaching -- Pt. III. Current communicative approaches -- 14. Communicative Language Teaching -- 15. The Natural Approach -- 16. Cooperative Language Learning -- 17. Content-Based Instruction -- 18. Task-Based Language Teaching -- 19. The post-methods era.

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