Gives a short synopsis of the development of the applied linguistic tradition in language teaching, emphasizing the contributions of Henry Sweet's classic work, "The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners" and Felix Franke's pamphlet on the practical acquisition of language, "Die Praktische…

Records an interview with Pit Corder, retired chair of Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh, in which he reflects on the implications for language teaching and learning of recent research into second language acquisition and language transfer, as well as on the status of applied linguistics in the mid-1980's. (Author/SED)

Speculates on what key trends, organizations, and ideas would appear in a future history of English language teaching in the 1980s and 1990s. The discussion touches on international migration and language learning, the impact of central and eastern Europe, cognitive style, translation, the role of linguistics in second language learning, lexical…

Rod Ellis discusses contribution, past, present, and future, of second-language acquisition (SLA) studies to English language teaching. Considers two primary issues: conditions that facilitate and promote SLA in classroom; and how teachers can create those conditions. Role of grammar in English classroom is discussed, recent research is described,…