THIS INFORMATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK SITUATES SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING IN A HISTORICAL CONTEXT. IT CHRONICLES THE MANY INFLUENCES AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE LANGUAGE TEACHING PROFESSION TODAY. THOUGHT-PROVOKING CHAPTERS, TRACING THE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE TEACHING, LEAD READERS TO CONSIDER THEIR OWN VIEWS AND VALUES CONCERNING THEIR WORK. WITH ITS I..