The evolution of foreign language learning from a diachronic perspective

摘要

The present project offers a linguistic theoretical approach about foreign language teaching methodologies based on English in regard to the importance that English has gained throughout the last decades. This paper portrays a vision of the current situation of English as well as it reviews many different methods of teaching a second or foreign language, paying especial attention to Communicative Language Teaching, analysing from a diachronic perspective their corresponding impact and development. The final aim of this dissertation is to provide a critical review of traditional teaching approaches in order to propose some potential improvements on methodologies teaching English as a foreign language.