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1000 BCE
Ancient to medieval period
Latin was the dominant language of education, commerce, religion, and government in much of Europe -
Language acquisition
John Comenius is one of the first theorists to write systematically about how languages are learned -
Modern foreign language
The teaching began with François Gouin and he was a teacher of Latin. -
The grammar translation method
This is a method of teaching foreign languages derived from the classical method of teaching Greek and Latin. -
The art of learning and studying foreign language
He published his book The art of learning and studying foreign language -
The direct method
This method is about how the learners only the second language. -
Audiolingual method
This is a method which emphasizes the teaching and speaking before reading and writing -
Audiolingual with the war
Characteristic of these courses was a great deal of oral activity, pronunciation, and conversation practice