Language teaching approaches

Language teaching approaches

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The way in which something is handle in order to achieve a goal (Learn English)

its branches are

Grammar translation method

Functional and notional method

Audiolingual method

Silent way

Community language learning

Direct approach

Total physical response

Natural approach

Communicative approach

Reading approach

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the way to teach a foreing language with a classical method

its inspired on

How Latin ang Greek were tought on the past

The characteristics are

Explanations in the mother tongue

Vocabulary on lists rather than sentences

Word by word translation

Less or no attention to pronunciation

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even though the advantages are;

Speed in vocabulary learning

Good development on writing and reading

Poor listening and speaking

there are some disadvantages like;

Poor pronunciation

Low motivation

A strategy that breaks down the language

into

Units of analysis

where the

Comunicative situations and the use of language are the most important

Taking into account things like; when, who, where, how, etc

It's divided into five functional categories

they are

- Personal

- Interpersonal

- Directive

- Referential

- Imaginative

these are important since

Help the learner to establish relationships betwwen the language and the real life

as a result

It's useful in terms of developing communicative skills

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It's suitable for beginners

Related to the behaviorist theory

Focused on the silent as a tool for self-development

since

Affirms that a positive result is awarded and a negative one is punished

The use of oral drills

in order to

Make the learners memorize and focuse on grammar and pronunciation

rather than

The development of coummunicative skills

Teachers don't interfere in the process

Development of the 'inner criteria'

Students need to be self-reliant

finally

Since the author was a mathematician

the materials were

- Fidel charts

- Crusenaire rods

- No formal tests

Focused on how the learners learn rather than how to teach

A humanistic method

focused on

The human values and the relationship with the foreign language

Participation

Feelings of self-assertion

It's focused on creating links between learners

It's based on an specific topic

Also, amont the advantages are

Warm environment to learn

It's possibel to work with lower-learners

It centrates on student feelings

The use of audio-visual resources and experiences

creates

An association that leads the learners to a dive into the language

Grammar is taught through the use of language

No word by word translation

Four skills are taught simultaneously

Students are their own monitors

Reading aloud is use frequently

An education technique that use the body as a tool to teach languages

its based on

Psychological studies by Jane Asher (1960)

there are some disadvantages like;

Poor connection with students

It's not recommended to use it with larger groups

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nervertheless, there are some disadvantages

Commands are too simple which leads to poor language development

Teaching of vocabulary through complete sentences and specific contexts

Use of oral commands in order to attach it with body movement

Students are able to express themselves through their own bodies

It's a stress-free environment

and

It doesn't allow students creativity

A methodlogy created by Stephen Krashen

that is based on

Different hypothesis

such as

Learning / Acquisition

Monitor

Natural order

Input

Affective filter

which says that

Learning is the result of study

and

Acquisition is a natural way to learn the language

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affirms that

The less negative feelings the best development of students

explains that

New elements are good when talking about oral skills

it also talks about

The silent period:

Being conscious of the language while producing it

affirms that

There's a predictable order in order to learn the language

Focused on the use of language

which means that

Communicate in the foreign language is the goal

Speaker is able to produce the language gramatically correct

Speaker is able to produce the language in all the spheres: oral, writing, speaking, listening

Speaker is able to express the ideas and feelings

Also, it's recognize as

The best approach in order to teach a foreign language

Based on the reading of different texts

in order to

Develop the vocabulary of the students

and

Improve the recognizition of the foreign language and its structure

Skimming: Look for specific answers

Scanning: Recognize the text and its structure

its benefits are

Motivation for the stories that are being read

Pronunciation development

Mastering grammatical field

however, it can lead to

Boredom since students are not used to read

Poor oral skills

Less or no interaction between the students

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