UNIT 15
APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING
In this unit
I learned that an approach to language teaching can refer to our view of
language and our view of how language learning takes place. In addition, I
learned that approaches involve our beliefs about teaching, languages and
language learning and also how we translate them into classroom practice. As a
result, this unit analyzed 9 different approaches.
First, the Presentation, Practice and
Production which focuses on grammatical structures or functions. Here lessons
move from the presentation stage to
the practice stage and then to the production. As a result, Teacher has to input language and then add
activities of miming, drills at the controlled
practice, role plays, and information
– gap- activities.
Second, the
Lexical approach focuses on lexis such as, chunks,
collocations, idioms. Then
the functional approach where functions are the most important aspects of
language but at the Communicative approaches everything is based on
communication, the use of interaction,
and accuracy. Next we have the Grammar – translation which emphasizes
on grammatical accuracy.
On the other
hand, the Total Physical Response is where students after comprehension is accomplish;
they are exposed to
the language. Then the Guided discovery
is when the teacher gives examples and later students work out their rules. Following, the Content-based learning is ruled
after all the previous one and all skills. Finally, the Content and Language
Integrated Language is based on the acquisition
and cognitive.
As a result,
we need to get aware of the needs and expectations
of learning to adapt the correct approach since we might have to adapt each of
them in different stages.
References
Paul Shoebottom,
A guide to learn English, 1996-2014
One stop
English, Teaching Approaches, 2000-2014
Books
Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers, Approaches
and Methods in Language Teaching, 2001
Excelent job Gabby
ReplyDeleteThis video make a good recomendation about the book of approaches and methods in the classroom, also the authors considering this as a tool for teacher, because each chapter can develop different circumstances that happen in the class.