Translation In Language Teaching Guy Cook Pdf -

Cook begins by tracing the historical development of translation in language teaching. He notes that, in the past, translation was a dominant method in language instruction, particularly in the grammar-translation approach. However, with the advent of communicative language teaching, translation fell out of favor, and its use was discouraged. Cook argues that this pendulum has swung too far, and translation can, in fact, be a valuable tool in language learning.