MONOLINGUALISM AND ITS HERITAGE
Keywords:
monolingualism, foreign language, Direct/Natural method, Reform Movement, TEFLAbstract
The paper looks at the tradition of monolingualism in the teaching of English as a foreign language, the contribution of the precursors of the Reform Movement and that of the members of the Reform Movement to the success and practical applications (the Direct/ Natural method), and tries to disclose its current manifestations in TEFL.
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