A Retrospective View of English Language Learning Materials Produced in Slovenia from 1945 to the Present

  • Janez Skela University of Ljubljana
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4312/elope.10.2.97-124
Keywords: English Language Learning materials, local textbooks, historical perspective, language policy documents, language teaching methods

Abstract

Taking a historical perspective, this article documents the development of domestically produced English Language Learning (ELL) materials in the period between 1945 and 2013. To this end, reference is made to milestones that marked shifts in linguistic and foreign language teaching paradigms, including aspects of Method and the underlying conception of language. The analysis will draw on aspects of Method in relation to language policy documents (i.e., curricula) and the course books in which these principles are embodied. Through the analysis of these factors we trace the evolution from Grammar–Translation methodology to Communicative Language Teaching in locally produced textbooks which are representative of various historical periods.

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Published
2013-05-09
How to Cite
SkelaJ. (2013). A Retrospective View of English Language Learning Materials Produced in Slovenia from 1945 to the Present. ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries, 10(2), 97-124. https://doi.org/10.4312/elope.10.2.97-124
Issue
Vol 10 No 2 (2013): ELOPE Volume X - Autumn
Section
English Language and Literature Teaching

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