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A. S. Hornby can justly be considered the ‘father’ of UK-based ELT. He was the founder and first Editor of English Language Teaching (now known as ELT Journal); he established the ground rules for situational language teaching, the dominant ELT methodology in the United Kingdom up until the 1970s; he was the chief originator of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary; and, last but not least, he set up the A. S. Hornby Educational Trust, which has just completed its 50th year of charitable activity. In the following article, Richard Smith provides an overview of Hornby’s career and important overall legacy to ELT and then Roger Bowers describes the history, nature, and current activities of the Hornby Trust. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Presents an interview with Professor Christopher N. Candlin in Hong Kong, China. Relationship between classroom practice, applied linguistics research and sociological perspective on the outside world; Interest of Candlin in second language research; Insights on the sociological context of language learning.

Presents an interview with Numa Markee, Director of the Language Learning Laboratory at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Interest in languages; Views on the development of teaching technology; Plans in developing an online instructions and faculty programs; Importance of online resources for students.

Interviews Costas Markou, chief education officer for the Ministry of Education in Cyprus, about cooperative education and his personal history as an English learner, teacher and inspector in the country. Family background; Acquisition of English as a second language; Experiences in teaching English in Cyprus; Teaching method; Role as chief inspector for English.

Marks the 50th anniversary of A.S. Hornby's `Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary' with an interview with Moira Runcie, editorial director for English language teaching dictionaries at the Oxford University Press. Transition from teaching to publishing; Techniques for providing definitions to English words; Differences between British and American English.