Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions: Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers

by Scott Thornbury

This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110840846X
• ISBN13: 9781108408462
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press and Assessment
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 8.2"