‘Native speakers’, English and ELT

Abstract

This chapter discusses curriculum concepts and philosophies of education associated with three major perspectives: first, traditional forms of education and second, progressive education, with transformative perspectives presented as an optimistic third view more visible recently in English language teaching (ELT). The understanding of ELT in terms of its educational aims is important, as ELT is often thought of only in an instrumental way. The concept of a philosophy of schooling is one alternative at hand when we are seeking general historically located understandings of ELT. The term traditional can be useful when applied to the domain of education. It is at the same time a problematic catch-all term. The nation-state of modern times is initially a European phenomenon. Materials and curriculum ELT project of the mid-1960s is identified by Howatt as a major turning point in the development of ELT approaches and the moment when progressive ideas become visible in ELT.

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