Language Teaching Approaches and Methods
Language Teaching: Approaches, Methods, and Techniques
Edward Anthony (1963) defined these terms:
- Approach: A set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language, learning, and teaching. It is axiomatic.
- Method: An overall plan for systematic presentation of language based on a selected approach. It is procedural.
- Techniques: Specific activities manifested in the classroom. It is implementational.
Richard and Rogers (1982, 1986) reformulated the concept of method:
- Method: An umbrella term for the specification
Language Learning: Key Factors Influencing Acquisition
Learner Factors Influencing Language Acquisition
Factors Influencing Second Language Acquisition
Introduction
Some students acquire a new language more quickly and easily than others. This is evident to anyone who has learned a second language or taught students using their second language. While determination, hard work, and persistence are crucial, other factors beyond the learner’s control significantly influence success. These factors are broadly categorized as internal and external, and their
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Didactics: The Art and Science of Teaching
Didactics is a discipline concerned with the description of teaching and learning processes, and their relation to different elements in the classroom.
Didactics can be defined in two ways:
- The art of teaching.
- The discipline about teaching.
It explains the process as the “practical cognitive quality, the inner skill to produce specific tasks” (Gutiérrez, 2001:14).
It is the ability teachers show to communicate knowledge to others, making it easier for students
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Unit 21: Programming in the English Language Area: Lesson Plans
0. Introduction. Our current educational system is based on an open and flexible conception of the curriculum. Teachers will have to establish the most suitable curricular elements for each cycle and level, adjusting the content of the Autonomous Communities Decrees to the educative context, which leads us to the Educational Project of the School. The teachers of each cycle will design the planning units of each class for the school
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CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning
CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning. This essay deals with CLIL methodology and how it can be implemented and supported in my plurilingual school. Before explaining how CLIL can be implemented in my school and particularly in my class, I will present the relation of this topic with the current legislation. After that, I will present a definition of the methodology and some theoretical ideas we have to take into account to know what it means.
Read MoreLanguage Teaching Methods: A Comparative Analysis
Grammar Translation Method (16th Century) (Classical Method): This method emphasizes imitation and copying the teacher. Instruction is structured in the mother tongue, focusing on grammar rules and vocabulary. Students memorize grammar and practice reading and writing by translating sentences.
- Pros: Develops general mental discipline (mechanical method). Easy to teach, requiring no high level of foreign language proficiency.
- Cons: Speaking and listening are overlooked.
Direct Method (1900s) (Natural
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