Contents

Acknowledgments vii List of Acronyms viii To the Teacher Educator ix

1 Introduction 1 2 The Grammar-Translation Method 13 3 The Direct Method 25 4 The Audio-Lingual Method 35 5 The Silent Way 51 6 Desuggestopedia 71 7 Community Language Learning 85 8 Total Physical Response 103 9 Communicative Language Teaching 115 10 Content-based Instruction 131 11 Task-based Language Teaching 149 12 The Political Dimensions of Language Teaching and the Participatory Approach 165 13 Learning Strategy Training, Cooperative Learning, and Multiple Intelligences 181 14 Emerging Uses of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning 199 15 Conclusion 219

Glossary 237 Index 245