Language Theories and Language Teaching

Language Theories and Language Teaching—from Traditional Grammar to Functionalism

Functional-Notion Approach& Communicative Approach of Language Teaching

Development of Linguistic Theories20th century

Audio-lingual Language Teaching Method

Birth of Functional Linguistics

Traditional Grammar

Structuralism

Differences Between Traditional Grammar & Structuralism

EFL -Methodology Valentina Chulde

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• Classics

• Translate to mother tongue
• Teacher- centered
• Language form
• Material for teachers

Traditional Grammar

GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD

• Narrow

• Broad

EVALUATION OF GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD

• Emphazised on knowledge
• It is mechanical
• Written language
• Great contribution

STRUCTURALISM

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Schools

WHY

• Approach -language as system -Linguistic unit

• European School

- Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure

• American School

- Leonard Boomfield

Negative effect on language development and development of linguistics

WHAT

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• Prescriptive
• Written language
• Classics are considered Perfect language
• Different time languages
• Inner part of languages independenly
• Subjective

STRUCTURALISM

• Well-develop communication system
• Diachronic study of language
• Study of all layers
• Objective description
• More scientific

TRADICIONAL GRAMMAR

Audio-lingual Language Teaching Method

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• Culture and regards

• Habit forming
• Mistake acquisition
• Teacher is a conductor
• Follow tapes or model the teacher
• Reduce the disturbance

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• Assessment
• Goal-setting
• Planning
• Execution
• Cross-cultural competence

• Hyphothesis-maker
• Linguistic Universal
• Evaluation procedure
• Generative grammar = structuralism

Transformational-generative Grammar

Latest Contribution

Bachman and WEN Qiu-fang

Chomsky and Language Acquisition Device (LAD)

Linguistic Theories in the Later Half of the 20th century

Enrichment to Communicative Competence

Communicative Competence

• Probability
• practicability
• Accuracy
• Effectiveness

• Linguistic
• Sociolinguistic
• Discourse
• Strategic

Shift from Structuralism to Functionalism by Hymes

Canale & Swain Four aspects of knowledge and skills

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Functional-Notional Approach

BIRTH OF FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTICS

Definition

• Everyday Language
• Syllabus

-Activities to be involved into-Function of language-Topic (life)

• Human experience
• Systemic-functional
• no disassociated & disconnected from meaning
• Communicative function and semantics

Principles&Teacher

Problems

Communicative Approach

+ info

Syllabus

Questions

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Which method do you consider is the best to be applied in classrooms? Do you agree that Functional Liguistic Approach should be include in Ecuadorian Curriculum?

How much we understand our languages, how far we can go in teaching them.

-Yanhua xia

References:

Xia, Yanhua.May 2014.Language Theories and Language Teaching—from Traditional Grammar to Functionalism. Journal of Language Teaching and Research http://www.academypublication.com/issues/past/jltr/vol05/03/10.pdf