Teaching Vocabulary Teaching Vocabulary: words we teach in the foreign language may be more than a single word or multi-word idioms ( the previous express a single idea) one item has more than one meaning( often) - the importance of meaning in the context Conceptual Meaning: polysemy - meaning...
The Audiolingual Method (Army Method - Americans) The audiolingual method is a method of foreign and second language teaching which: emphasizes the teaching of speaking and listening before reading and writing uses dialogues to present materials and drills (more active, less intellectual, more pr...
The Direct Method The direct method is a method of foreign or second language teaching which has the following features: only the target language should be used in class (lessons begin with a brief anecdote or dialogue) only everyday vocabulary is taught mother tongue is never used meaning shou...
The Grammar-Translation Method (Classical Method) The grammar-translation method is a method of foreign or second language teaching which makes use of translation and grammar study as the main teaching and learning activities: long, elaborate explanations of grammar - deductive tests are treated ...
The Listening Skills: - passive or receptive skill - it comes first - through active listening students acquiring vocabulary and syntax and better pronunciation Sub-skills of listening: - ability to follow the general trend of what is said - ability to understand specific details - ability to...
The Natural Approach The natural approach is a method of second language teaching proposed by S. Krashen and T. Terrell. There are 2 distinct mental processes in second language development: acquisition process and learning process. The goal is to develop basic personal communication skills (everyd...
The Oral Approach And Situational Language Teaching The oral approach and situational language teaching is a language teaching method developed by British language teaching specialists (H. Palmer and M. West) between 1940 and 1960. It is a grammar-based method in which principles of grammatical and...
The Process Approach - stresses of process of writing itself not the product - writers think how to begin and organize the task, not about the audience and purpose Stages in process writing: - generating ideas (by brainstorming, using visuals etc.) - focusing - deciding what you want to say (te...
The Reading Skills Purpose of teaching reading skills: Importance to realize the difference between teaching reading skills and teaching "texts" Teaching reading skills - aims at preparing students to be able to read other texts Teaching texts - aims at understanding only the text bein...
The Silent Way The silent way is a method of foreign language teaching developed by Caleb Gattegno which makes use of gestures, mime, visual aid, wall charts, and in particular Cuisiniere rods (wooden sticks of different lengths and colours) that the teacher uses to help the students to talk and to...
