Teaching English

Students learn English by translating to and from their native language. They memorize irregular verb forms by writing them down over and over. Speaking skills are not a main focus.

• the communicative approach

• the audiolingual method

• the grammar-translation method

Students listen to a dialogue between a taxi driver and passenger. They fill in gaps and then practise a dialogue with a partner. Tomorrow they will go outside and practise asking for directions.

• the Silent Way

• the communicative approach

• task-based learning

The teacher only uses English, but the students can use English or their first language. The teacher does not correct mistakes when his students speak English. Students can start speaking English when they are ready.

• the natural approach

• task-based learning

• the lexical syllabus

The teacher says commands and acts them out. The students try to perform the action. The teacher repeats by saying the command without acting it out. The students respond. The roles are then reversed.

• the direct approach

• total physical response

• the natural approach

The students learn patterns of language by repeating model sentences that the teacher provides. They memorize set phrases and receive positive reinforcement from their teacher when they perform drills correctly.

• the communicative approach

• the audiolingual method

• total physical response

First, students learn how to say words properly. Next, they learn to read and write. They use colour charts and rods to help with the pronunciation of sounds. Teacher talking time is minimal.

• community language learning

• the Silent Way

• the colour method

The teacher introduces grammatical structures and rules by showing a video. The students practise the grammar in context. The teacher gives lots of meaningful examples to demonstrate the grammar.

• the inductive approach

• the deductive approach

• the reductive approach

An English word that has a similar form but different meaning in the student’s mother tongue is known as a

• false friend

• false cognate

• deceptive friend

An exercise in which students listen to a recording to get the overall meaning of the passage is known as a

• gist listening task

• skim listening task

• comprehension task

On a standardized exam, students may have to write a response based on a reading or listening passage. This section of a test is called

• integrated writing

• independent writing

• standardized writing