"Introduction: Teaching the History of the English Language" by Colette Moore

Selected Works of Chris C. Palmer

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Introduction: Teaching the History of the English Language

(2019)

Colette Moore, University of Washington
Chris C. Palmer, Kennesaw State University

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Abstract

This chapter is an introduction to the book Teaching the History of the English Language published by MLA. It discusses major issues, challenges, and strategies for instructors designing or revising a course on the history of the English language (HEL), including textbook design; topic selection and sequencing; and previous studies of HEL pedagogy.

Keywords

teaching,
pedagogy,
english,
history,
historical linguistics,
language change

Disciplines

English Language and Literature,
Medieval Studies,
Curriculum and Instruction,
Educational Methods,
Higher Education,
Language and Literacy Education,
Linguistics and
Comparative and Historical Linguistics

Publication Date

2019

Publisher

MLA

Citation Information

Moore, Colette, and Chris C. Palmer. (2019). "Introduction." In Teaching the History of the English Language, eds. Colette Moore and Chris C. Palmer, MLA, pp. 1-23.