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Louis Alexander – new entry to Hall of Fame

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/research/collect/elt_archive/halloffame/louis_alexander/

L.G. Alexander (1932-2002) is the latest addition to the Warwick ELT Archive Hall of Fame. Author of New Concept English, and the man behind Follow Me! (BBC/Longman), he was also a co-author of the Council of Europe's Waystageand Threshold 'communicative' syllabuses. Recently a statue was erected in his memory in Beijing, a mark of recognition for the phenomenal popularity of his works in that country. More notes on his life and career are available via the link above. By clicking on the 'Archive' button, you can also hear a very interesting 'off-the-cuff'  talk by him (recorded in 1981)  on the history of English language teaching in the 20th century. This is the first recording we've uploaded to the site - more should follow soon.

UPDATE (10th October): Julia Alexander, the widow of L.G. Alexander, has contributed some very interesting notes on his life and family history, also available via the link above (click on the 'Archive' button).

Richard Smith : 25 Sep 2010 22:20 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem