Contents // Preface vii // 1 A brief history of language teaching 1 // 2 The nature of approaches and methods in language teaching 14 // 3 The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching // 4 The Audiolinguai Method 44 // 5 Communicative Language Teaching 64 // 6 Total Physical Response 87 // 7 The Silent Way 99 // 8 Community Language Learning 113 // 9 The Natural Approach 128 // 10 Suggestopedia 142 // 11 Comparing and evaluating methods: some suggestions // Index 169 // Index