The history of English Language Teaching is
linked with developments in many fields and especially
with linguistics, applied linguistics, the psychology of
learning and education. Titone [1] emphasized that there
have been two basic positions held in English language
teaching : a ) Form-focused teaching which emphasizes
the teaching of the rules of grammar, structures, the
development of vocabulary and the sounds of language;
b) Meaning–focused teaching which emphasizes
language use, communication or fluency and appropriacy
of expression in different situations. Language teaching
came into existence as a profession in the twentieth
century. Its foundation was developed during the early
part of the twentieth century, as applied linguists focus
on the fields of linguistics and psychology to support
what was thought to be a more effective teaching
methodology. Language teaching in the twentieth century
was characterized by frequent changes, innovations
and development of language teaching ideologies [2].
Corder [3] argued that applied linguistics was a collection
of applications of linguistics at various levels to the
language teaching operation, albeit of linguistics in a
broad sense. Cook and Wei [4] mentioned that applied
linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and
practice dealing with practical problems of language and