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1. The Beginnings of the American Century.- 2. Reforms and resolutions: Language teaching during the final decades of the nineteenth century.- 3. The Struggle for Standards.- 4.  Trends in the Teens and Twenties: Spanish and the Call for Practical Education.- 5. Of Huns and Guns: The U.S. War against Germany and the German Language.- 6. Arming the Lost Generation: Linguistic and Cultural Preoccupations in Wartime.- 7. Of Shibboleths and Zealots: Methodological Contestationss during the Interwar Period.- 8. Americans, Awake to Language Needs! Language and Area Studies during the Second World War.- 9. Big Reds at the Big Red: Cornell and the Communists.

The History of Language Teaching from The SpanishAmerican War Until the Sputnik Moment

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      Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/03/2025
      ISBN13: 9783031750557, 978-3031750557
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      1. The Beginnings of the American Century.- 2. Reforms and resolutions: Language teaching during the final decades of the nineteenth century.- 3. The Struggle for Standards.- 4.  Trends in the Teens and Twenties: Spanish and the Call for Practical Education.- 5. Of Huns and Guns: The U.S. War against Germany and the German Language.- 6. Arming the Lost Generation: Linguistic and Cultural Preoccupations in Wartime.- 7. Of Shibboleths and Zealots: Methodological Contestationss during the Interwar Period.- 8. Americans, Awake to Language Needs! Language and Area Studies during the Second World War.- 9. Big Reds at the Big Red: Cornell and the Communists.

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