From Grammar Translation to CLT: A retrospective view of coursebooks produced in Argentina

LÓPEZ BARRIOS, MARIO LUIS; VILLANUEVA DE DEBAT, ELBA MARÍA JULIA; FERNÁNDEZ, DANIEL; ARMENDÁRIZ, ANA MARÍA; LOTHRINGER, R.; PICO, LELIA; ANGLADA, LILIANA

Communicative Language Teaching and Learning Revisited. XXXVI FAAPI Conference Proceedings.

FAAPI

Lugar: Tucumán; Año: 2011; p. 21 - 33

Taking a historical perspective, this paper addresses the development of EFL textbooks for school use in Argentina. To this end, reference is made to milestones that marked shifts in paradigm and methodology, including the underlying conception of language, the relevance of macroskills, and the types of activities. Through the analysis of these factors we trace the evolution from Grammar-Translation to Communicative Language Teaching in locally produced textbooks which are representative of various historical periods.