Reviewing The Silent Way Principles

​REVIEWING THE PRINCIPLES

​THE SILENT WAY:

Multiple Choice

1. The goal of the teacher is to enable students to __________.

• develop independence, autonomy, and responsibility

• develop own inner criteria for correctness

• use the target language for self-expression

• All of the given options are correct.

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Develop independence, autonomy, and responsibility

• Develop their own inner criteria for correctness

• Use language for self-expression

​WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF TEACHERS WHO USE THE SILENT WAY?

​For the students to...

Multiple Choice

2. The role of the teacher is to __________.

• give feedback (praise or criticism)

• help the students when needed

• provide a model

• teach the language structure

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Teaching: presenting an item once

• Testing: eliciting and shaping student production

• Getting out of the way: silently monitoring student interactions

​WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENTS?

​Stevick (1980) defines the Silent Way teacher's task as to teach, to test, and to get out of the way.

​- Caleb Gattegno

" ONLY the learner can do the learning." 

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Make use of what they know

• Avoid obstacles that would interfere with their learning

• Actively engage in exploring the language

​WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF THE TEACHER AND THE STUDENTS?

​For the students to...

​- Caleb Gattegno

" The teacher works with the student;

the student works on the language." 

Multiple Choice

3. Language learning begins with __________.

• grammar

• sounds

• structure

• vocabulary

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Set up situations that focus on the structures of the language, usually one structure at a time

• Use color-coded charts, colored rods, etc.

• ​Guide the students to produce the structure and work with them to achieve intelligibility

​WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEACHING PROCESS?

​The teachers...

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Receive a great deal of meaningful practice

• ​Explore the language and make their own choices

• ​React to the lesson and provide feedback

​WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF THE LEARNING PROCESS?

​The students...

​- Caleb Gattegno

" The teacher's strict avoidance of repetition forces alertness and concentration on the part of the learner."

Multiple Choice

4. The teacher is silent and inactive.

• True

• False

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• The teacher is silent but still very active.

• ​Students can learn from one another.

​WHAT is the nature of student-teacher interaction?

Multiple Choice

5. The learning environment is __________.

• cooperative

• competitive

• None of the given options are correct.

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Students have the opportunity to express how they feel through feedback sessions. Teacher takes into consideration students' feelings and works with them to overcome them.

• ​Creating a relaxed, enjoyable, and cooperative learning environment is highly recommended.

​HOW ARE THE FEELINGS OF THE STUDENTS DEALT WITH?

Multiple Choice

6. Language and culture are inseparable.

• True

• False

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Language and culture are inseparable.

​HOW ARE language and culture viewed?

Multiple Choice

7. What is worked on from the beginning of a course?

• Vocabulary

• Pronunciation

• Grammar

• All of the given options are correct.

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Pronunciation is worked on from the beginning.

• ​Structures of the language are later focused on (no explicit grammar).

• ​All four skills are worked on and reinforce what is learned.

​What areas or skills of language are emphasized?

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• A structural syllabus with lessons planned around grammatical items and related vocabulary is usually adopted.

• Language structures are constantly ​reviewed and recycled.

​What areas or skills of language are emphasized?

Multiple Choice

8. Students' native language is __________.

• not used at all

• the medium of teaching English

• used solely for grammar translation

• None of the given options are correct.

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Giving instructions only when necessary

• ​Used during feedback sessions

• Exploited to teach the target language​

​What is the role of the students' native language?

Multiple Choice

9. Teachers are allowed to praise (or criticize) students.

• True

• False

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Assess student learning all the time

• May never give a formal test

• Do not praise or criticize

​how is evaluation accomplished?

​Teachers...

Multiple Choice

10. This is the best way to respond to student errors.

• Encourage self-correction.

• Give immediate correction.

• Provide delayed correction.

• All of the given options are correct.

The Silent Way: Reviewing the principles

• Self-correction

• Peer correction

• Teacher correction (as a last resort)

​How does the teacher respond to student errors?