Scott Thornbury – The Secret History of Methods

About

Professor Scott Thornbury’s plenary at the 2012 KOTESOL International Conference held at Sookmyung Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea.

Overview

Scott takes us on an interesting (and often humorous) tour of ELT methodology throughout the 20th century before finishing with current attitudes and approaches in EL

Bio

Scott Thornbury has an MA (TEFL) from the University of Reading and is currently Associate Professor of English Language Studies at the New School in New York, where he teaches on an on-line MATESOL program. His previous experience includes teaching and training in Egypt, UK, Spain, and in his native New Zealand.