Front Cover	1
	Copyright	5
	Table of contents	8
	Chapter 1: Teaching English through English –with the help of the mother tongue	27
	Chapter 2: How learners break into the speech code:the principle of dual comprehension	52
	Chapter 3: We only learn language once	67
	Chapter 4: Communicative equivalence andcross-linguistic networks	90
	Chapter 5: The mother tongue as the magic keyto foreign grammars	102
	Chapter 6: How to teach structures the bilingual way	121
	Chapter 7: Dialogues, drama and declamation	143
	Chapter 8: Language learning as skill learning	168
	Chapter 9: Maximising high-quality input viathe mother tongue	179
	Chapter 10: Translation as a fifth skill – a forgotten art	197
	Chapter 11: More bilingual practice	205
	Chapter 12: The ‘natural’ method	218
	Chapter 13: Ideas for multilingual classes	230
	Chapter 14: Directions for future work	237
	Epilogue: Capitalising on a priceless legacy	244
	Bibliography	245
	Subject Index	258