A. S. Hornby
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English language scholar, lexicographer, linguist, pioneer in the field of "teaching English as a foreign language"
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- Bachelors English University of Oxford
- Masters English University of Oxford
- PhD English University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Albert Sidney Hornby, usually just A. S. Hornby , was an English grammarian, lexicographer, and pioneer in the field of English language learning and teaching . Hornby was born in Chester and educated at University College London. In April 1924 he went to Japan to teach English at Oita University . He joined Harold E. Palmer in his programme of vocabulary research at the Institute for Research in English Teaching . Palmer invited him to Tokyo in April 1933 as an assistant; in 1936, Hornby became the technical adviser and editor of IRET's Bulletin.
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