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In-company language training in 1915

Published 9 August 2008

ESL instruction at Ford 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.

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