In this new edition, Jeremy Harmer brings you *the evolving identities of global English *the impact of technology on teaching *the issue of context-sensitive methodology *DVD with clips from real classrooms, observation tasks and interviews

In this new edition, Jeremy Harmer brings you *the evolving identities of global English *the impact of technology on teaching *the issue of context-sensitive methodology *DVD with clips from real classrooms, observation tasks and interviews

* New glossary to explain teaching terms * DVD with classroom demonstrations of core classroom techniques * New chapter on testing the only methodology book for "early stage" teachers that has a DVD with clips from actual classess and accompanying activities.

* New glossary to explain teaching terms * DVD with classroom demonstrations of core classroom techniques * New chapter on testing the only methodology book for "early stage" teachers that has a DVD with clips from actual classess and accompanying activities.

Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. Students are encouraged to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward questions affecting the language today.