Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Constraints on the linguist and the teacher -- 3. What is meant by a second language -- 4. National differences in attitude towards linguistics and language teaching -- 5. The role of linguistics -- 6. The intermediate phase - the teachers' concept of language -- 7. Direct contribution of linguistics : analysis, description, and comparison -- 8. Models and theories -- 9. Language Testing -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX - GENERAL -- INDEX OF LANGUAGES -- INDEX OF NAMESweiterlesen