Different Language Teaching Methods

The learner is not allowed to use his or her original language. Grammar rules are avoided and there is an emphasis on good pronunciation. 

• The Direct Method

• strategies and techniques

• learning and teaching process

In this method, learning is largely by translation to and from the target language

• Grammar-Translation

• The Direct Method

• Students

• Audio-Lingual

In this method, the teaching is done entirely in the language being learned.

• Natural Approach

• AudioLingual

• Grammar-Translation

• The Direct Method

The theory behind this method is that learning a language means acquiring habits

• The Structural Approach

• Audio-Lingual

• Total Physical Response (TPR)

• Grammar-Translation

This method sees language as a complex of grammatical rules which are to be learned one at a time in a set order.

• TPR method

• Total Physical Response (TPR)

• The Structural Approach

• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

TPR works by having the learner respond to simple commands such as “Stand up”, “Close your book”, “Go to the window and open it.”

• Total Physical Response (TPR)

• Commands

• Direct Method

The focus of this method is to enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in the various situations she would be likely to find herself in.

• teaching method

• Learning process

• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

Task-based language learning

• The focus of the teaching is on the completion of a task which in itself is interesting to the learners

• . Learners use the language they already have to complete the task and there is little correction of errors.

• The aim here is to highlight the importance of learning the language by making it vital to task completion.

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There is no correction of mistakes. Learning takes place by the students being exposed to language that is comprehensible or made comprehensible to them.

• The Natural Approach

• Task-based language learning

• Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

The basic concept on which this approach rests is the idea that an important part of learning a language consists of being able to understand and produce lexical phrases as chunks

• The Natural Approach

• Lexical approach

• Grammar-translation

• teaching experiences