Retrospektyvioji lingvodidaktikos metodų analizė

The long and complex development of teaching methods of foreign languages from the 17th century to the present times is analysed in the article. Methodologists constantly searched for better and more effective methods of teaching, they created teaching methods and teaching systems. Some teaching systems and methods are described in the work, their advantages and drawbacks are revealed. Methodologists and linguists have tried to create a universal teaching system; however, as the authors state, it is possible to implement this only by eliminating shortcomings of the present teaching systems and methods. The article is valuable from the theoretical point of view, first of all.