In-company language training in 1915
The Ford Motor Company provided language instruction to immigrant workers 90+ years ago. A major objective was worker safety at the factory…the same goal of a project I did for an energy company several years ago. Evidently the teachers used a direct method similar to Berlitz.
From the .ppt A Brief History of EFL Instruction on the CAELA resource page (4th bullet down).
Hat tip to Larry Ferlazzo.



90+ years ago you say!?!?! And here I thought that I had worked at that same school just a few years ago!