The History of Language Learning and Teaching III: Across Cultures (Legenda)

This three-volume set brings together current research in the history of language learning and teaching (HoLLT) in Europe and beyond. Providing the first overview of research in the field it will be an indispensable reference for teachers teacher educators and all those interested in the history of language learning and teaching and the history of applied linguistics avant la lettre.Part I of Volume III (The Place of Culture in Language Teaching) examines the history of how foreign cultures have been presented to learners in language classrooms and language materials. Part II (Beyond Europe) presents studies of the history of language learning and teaching beyond Europe including the Middle East China Japan India and New Zealand.Nicola McLelland is Professor of German and History of Linguistics at the University of Nottingham. She has published widely in the history of German linguistics and the history of language learning and is co-editor of the journal Language & History.Richard Smith is a Reader in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick. Founder of the Warwick ELT Archive and the AILA Research Network on History of Language Learning and Teaching he has been active in the fields of historical research and teacher-research in language education.