Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)

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This new edition surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching. This new edition is an extensive revision of the first edition of this successful text. Like the first edition it surveys the major approaches and methods in language teaching such as grammar translation audiolingualism communicative language teaching and the natural approach. This edition includes new chapters on topics such as whole language multiple intelligences neurolinguistic programming competency-based language teaching cooperative language learning content-based instruction task-based language teaching and the Post-Methods Era. Teachers and teachers-in-training will discover that this second edition is a comprehensive survey and analysis of the major and minor teaching methods used around the world.