The nature and function of teacher education for prospective language teachers is seen to comprise four main components: (1) academic, (2) theoretical, (3) technical, and (4) practical. Academic courses assure that the future language teacher masters the target language and is familiar with its culture. Theoretical courses on language didactics…

This report traces the emerging relationships between the school and library systems during the colonial era until the late nineteenth century. It examines the public library's influence on early educational methodologies, describes the beginnings of the cooperative movement between teachers and librarians, and the new interrelationship which…