Language Teaching Methods and Concepts

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TPR

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Total Physical Response: A language teaching method where learners respond physically to language input, typically through actions or gestures.

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Silent Way

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A teaching method where the teacher remains mostly silent, allowing students to discover language patterns themselves.

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TBL / TBT

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Task-Based Learning / Teaching: An approach to language teaching where students complete meaningful tasks using the target language.

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Grammar Translation Method

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A traditional language teaching method focusing on explicit grammar instruction and translation between languages.

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CLT

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Communicative Language Teaching: A teaching method that emphasizes communication and fluency, focusing on real-world usage of language.

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Direct Method

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A teaching method that avoids using the student's native language, focusing instead on immersion and direct communication in the target language.

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PPP

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Present, Practice, Product: A teaching framework involving three stages: presenting new language, practicing it, and then applying it in a productive context.

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Drilling

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A technique where students repeat language structures or phrases multiple times to reinforce learning.

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Inductive Approach

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An approach where learners infer rules and patterns from the language input they receive.

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Deductive Approach

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An approach where rules and patterns are explicitly taught before students practice using them.