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An historic overview of language teaching approaches

An historic overview of language teaching approaches. Pre- 20th Century Trends Popular approaches in Language Teaching in 20 th Century Teachers’ choice of best approaches, materials and techniques for students. Pre-20th Century Trends:. Greek and Rome Period Renaissance 1631-1658

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An historic overview of language teaching approaches

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  1. An historic overview of language teaching approaches • Pre- 20th Century Trends • Popular approaches in Language Teaching in 20th Century • Teachers’ choice of best approaches, materials and techniques for students

  2. Pre-20th Century Trends: • Greek and Rome Period • Renaissance • 1631-1658 • 19th Century • The end of 19th Century • Early 20th century

  3. Greek and Rome Period: • Foreign Language learning • Aural-oral techniques: informal and direct approaches • Greek • Latin

  4. Renaissance • Formal study of grammars of Greek and Latin • Invention of printing press • Mass production of books • Classical grammar in school instruction • Latin being used in everyday purposes

  5. 1631-1658Johann Amos Comenius • Books about teaching techniques • To teach usage not analysis of language • Imitation instead of rules • Repetition • Practice reading and speaking • Meaningful pictures

  6. Beginning of 19th Century • Systematic study of the grammar of classical Latin and text taken over • Analytical Grammar-Translation approach

  7. Other approaches • Reading approach(1941 in U.S.) • Audiolingual Approach • Oral Situational Approach(Britain)

  8. The end of 19th Century • Direct Method: to use rather then to analyze a language • France, Germany, Europe • Spoken form taught first • Solid training in phonetic • Pronunciation and oral skills

  9. 20th Century:9 Approaches • Grammar-Translation • Direct • Reading • Audio-lingualism(U.S.) • Oral-Situational (Britain)

  10. 9 Approaches of Language Teaching • Cognitive • Affective-Humanistic • Comprehension-Based • Communicative

  11. Grammar Translation Approach • Given in native language • Grammatical parsing: forms and inflection • Translate sentences • Not for communication

  12. Direct Approach • No use of mother tongue • Dialogues, actions, picture • Grammar and target culture taught inductively

  13. Reading Approach • Grammar for reading • Vocabulary is controlled, then expanded • Translation • Reading comprehension emphasized

  14. Audiolingualism • Dialogues, mimicry, memorization • Sequenced grammar structures and 4 skills in language learning • Context and materials are carefully controlled

  15. Oral Situational Approach • Spoken language • All material is practice orally • Target language used • New items presented situational( in the bank, at the dinner, etc,.)

  16. Cognitive Approach • Individualized instruction • Grammar:rule first, practice later • Pronunciation de-emphasized • Reading, writing and vocabulary instruction are important

  17. Affective Humanistic Approach • Pair, small group and individual feelings • Communication • Self-realization experience • Class atmosphere, peer support and interaction

  18. Comprehension based Approach • Listening comprehension • Exposed to meaningful input • Error correction is not necessary • Authentic materials: audio and video tapes

  19. Communicative Approach • Communicate in target language • Group or pair works • Role play and drama • Authentic real-life material • Integrated skills

  20. Choice of approaches • Assess student needs • Instructional constraints • Attitudes and learning styles • Text types, activities, discourse genres • Students’ language learning purpose and assessment

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