All of this has happened before (sort of) - Of "new" language learning methods
In online discourse on language learning, it's common to distinguish between "traditional" methods and "natural" methods. The former are usually associated with school and poorer outcomes; the latter with self-learning and better outcomes.
But that dichotomy has been around for a long time. So long in fact that it seems to conflict with the notion that there has been progress in our knowledge of how language acquisition works.
In this video we'll try to see why that is, what it says about foreign language education and about the way we talk about it here on youtube.
Timestamps:
00:00 - 03-27 : Choam Nomsky vs Georges Leygues
03:28 - 10:14 : Grammar-Translation vs Reform
10:15 - 17:56 : Natural vs Traditional / Classical vs Utilitarian
17:57 - 23:54 : Grammar vs No grammar
23:55 - : Historicism vs Ahistoricism
clipped video:
• 02 akesi kiwen en soweli tawa - o pilin e ... by jan Telakoman
Music (from youtube audio library):
Homer Said, by Dyalla
Autumn Winds, by Dyalla
Keys To Unravel, by The Soundlings
All I am, by Dyalla
Maple, by Dyalla
Boom, by Dyalla
Misc: In a community post, I asked viewers to propose names for the "language-learning guru" stand-in. The winner, "Choam Nomsky", was proposed by @capteuan6517. I included the other names, proposed by @ohlookitsasnake2209, @sillysillyme8150, and @TheZicron007 , on the book cover for "How to learn a language as a zygote" (at 01:08 in the video). Thanks to all of them for playing along with my silly request! :-)
References:
HOWATT, A. A history of English language teaching. Oxford University Press, 2004.
PUREN, C. Histoire des méthodologies de l’enseignement des langues. Nathan-CLE International, 1988.