Timeline Language Teaching Materials from the 1950s/60s

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Period of time: 1950s 1960s The Cold War With the end of the World War II, geopolitical changes triggered the initiation of modern-day language learning. Some of the events that fostered this charge will be described in the following timeline: Image taken from: https://goo.gl/YSBpXd October 1957 October 1958 Late 1960s8 The URSS launched Spuntnik, the first artificial satellite which determined the initiation of the space race between USA and USSR. Image was retrieved from: https://goo.gl/OQ1efr The USA implemented the National Defense (Foreign Languages) Program to surpass their scientist inability to understand the technological advances of other countries. Behaviorism was the dominant driving force in methodologies. This period is characterized by the emergence of numerous "fringe" methodologies. Littlejohn, A. (2012). Language Teaching Materials and the (Very) Big Picture. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 9(1), 283297. Time line created by Juan Carlos Salazar, Pilar Rios Vallejo and Duvan Cardona Gallego.

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In this timeline you will find a description of relevant moments in the evolution of material design in the 50s and 60s.

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Period of time: 1950s – 1960s The Cold War

With the end of the World War II, geopolitical changes triggered the

initiation of modern-day language learning. Some of the events that

fostered this charge will be described in the following timeline:

Image taken from: https://goo.gl/YSBpXd

October 1957 October 1958 Late 1960s8

The URSS launched Spuntnik, the first artificial satellite which determined the initiation of the space race between USA and USSR.

Image was retrieved from: https://goo.gl/OQ1efr

The USA implemented the National Defense (Foreign Languages) Program to surpass their scientist inability to understand the technological advances of other countries. Behaviorism was the dominant driving force in methodologies.

This period is characterized by the emergence of numerous "fringe" methodologies.

Littlejohn, A. (2012). Language Teaching Materials and the (Very) Big Picture. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 9(1), 283–297.

Time line created by Juan Carlos Salazar, Pilar Rios Vallejo and Duvan Cardona Gallego.