Approach

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Caleb Gattegno

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The founder of Silent Way.

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Discovery Learning Tradition

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In Silent Way, students must think and try to discover to learn it

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Artificial Method

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It is another name for SW. Memorization and imitation are dismissed instead they should learn through trial and error.

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Teacher's Silent

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In SW, the teacher is active but not modeling.

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Trial and Error

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In SW, students learn a language through trial and error process.

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Learner Autonomy

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In SW, students must be able to learn how to learn the language.

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Self-Correction Gestures

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In SW, the teacher's body and his/her facial expressions are important for learning.

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Inner Criteria

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In SW, students gain a feeling of accuracy not depending on teacher's feedback.

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Sound-Colour Chart

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In SW, it is used.

Sound-color chart shows how to form syllables, words, and sentences to teach the stress pattern of words.

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Color Coded /Fidel Chart

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It is used in SW. To associate sounds with spelling.