[MUSIC] Welcome back to Teach English Now, and welcome to our second course, Theories of Second Language Acquisition. We are delighted to bring you a historical perspective of methods and approaches that different teachers and researchers have brought to us throughout time. >> Hello, I'm Jessica Cinco, and by understanding the history of English as a second, or foreign language, an English teacher such as yourself can gain great insight into your own teaching practices. A historical perspective like this will help you to examine arguments that different theorists have made, and how research and studies have either supported or refuted some of those arguments. >> Thanks, Jessica. In this series of lessons we will take you on a historical journey and show you some of the ways teachers have thought about language, and how they turn these thoughts into actual practice of language instruction in the classroom. >> In some sense by showing you the different approaches, techniques, and content that teachers have developed throughout time, we hope that you will be able to better see yourself reflected in their thoughts and in their beliefs. >> In fact, you may find yourself agreeing with one theorist in one moment and then recognize that that theorist's views have been challenged in a very valid way. By seeing the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, we hope to help strengthen your ability to recognize your own assumptions about how languages are learned and come to a greater understanding of what you will do in your classroom. >> Buckle up it should be a great trip. Thanks for watching Teach English Now. [MUSIC]