In this episode I discuss 3 major approaches to language teaching of the past 50+ years.  It's helpful to understand where it all started and how we arrived at the communicative teaching practices that we employ in our classroom.  [sign up for Talking Points]Sometimes we need to look to the past to fully understand how to got to where we are now.Find out  about:Behaviorism; Pavlov, SkinnerInnatism; ChomskySocial Interactionism; Vygotsky, HymesWhat has been refuted, supported or sustained in our modern approaches?  Let's Connect!Sign up for Talking Points, my weekly newsletter with tips, tools and resources for language teachers.wlclassrom.comTwitter:  @wlclassroomInstagram:  @wlclassroomFacebook:  /wlclassroomWLClassroom Facebook Group