英美TEFL的历史及其特征

The History of TEFL in Britain and the United States and its Characteristics

本文简述了英美两国把英语作为外语教学(TEFL)的历史,并就英美两国的一些语言学家对于TEFL的贡献作了较详尽的描述。本文还谈及英美两国TEFL的历史特征,其中最重要的是语言学理论的研究在TEFL中的应用。

This article gives a brief account of the history of teaching of English as aforeign language(TEFL) both in Britain and U.S. A detailed description is gi-ven to the contributions rendered by some linguists to the development of TEFL.While dwelling upon the characteristics of TEFL in the two countries, the authorlays the emphasis on the application of the modern linguistic research in TEFL.