Introduction to Language Teaching methods & approaches

Evolution of Language Teaching methods & approaches

Practical-Pedagogical Module Topic 1 Week 2: 23-27 August 2021

Content

1. What is a method?

5. Reflection on language teaching methods nowadays

2. Key terms: Approach, method and technique

3. Evolution of language teaching methods

4. Importance of language teaching methods

What is a method?

KEY TERMS: Approach, method and technique

• APPROACH: theoretical underpinnings, broad philosophical perspective on Language Teaching.
• METHOD: set of procedures, step by step
• TECHNIQUE : specific classroom activity (e.g. dictation, listen and repeat, …)

How has language teaching changed throughout time?

VIDEO- LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS: A TIMELINE

A. Watch the video (LanguagEd, 2020) and identify methods and features of your teacher's (from LTM Wk2 activity 2) lessons. Make notes and keep them for your reflection post.B. Watch the video again and take the following self-evaluation quiz. Jot down notes beforehand if necessary.

Introduction to LTM

Language Teaching Methods: Evolution

Self-evaluation quiz

EMPEZAR

Pregunta 1/10

Language teaching method that Johan Comenius was the first to introduce

Inductive approach

Communication

Repetition

Pregunta 2/10

Other language teaching methods that Comenius used

Translation

repetition and pictures

Teaching only in L2

Pregunta 3/10

Main language teaching method used in the 19th century in European Schools which consisted in studying grammar and translating texts in order to learn to read literature

Grammar-translation approach

Imitation approach

Inductive approach

Pregunta 4/10

This is a feature of the Direct Method

Using L1 to teach

Focus on reading and listening

Teaching using only L2

Pregunta 5/10

This is TRUE about the Audiolingual method

Lessons focus on drills following the pattern stimulus-response-feedback

It promotes merging L2 new habits with L1 old habits

It's based on psychological theories of cognitivism

Pregunta 6/10

Communicative language teaching

Promotes communication in the target language as the goal of language teaching

Agrees with grammar-oriented approaches

Draws on behaviorism theory

Pregunta 7/10

Humanistic Language teaching methods take into consideration ….. to learn a language

Previous knowledge of learners

The emotional and social aspects of humans

Just the mind of learners

Pregunta 8/10

This method involves the teacher making body movements and the students imitating those movements

Communicative Language Teaching

Total Physical Response (TPR)

Suggestopaedia

Pregunta 9/10

This method assumes that learning happens when students do not feel threatened

TBLT

CLIL

Community Language Learning

Pregunta 10/10

In TBLT students learn the language by

Speaking L2 only

Listening to the teacher

Doing tasks

Congratulations!

You have reached the FINISH line. How many questions did you get right on the first attempt? Go over the video again if you need to review the studied content.

¿Volver a empezar?

Why is it important for a language teacher to know about language teaching methods and how they have changed?

Encouragement to learn more about the origins of language teaching.

To gain awarenes about of linguistic, psychological and sociocultural underpinnings of methodological options at their disposal.

Perspective to evaluate future innovations or new approaches

Reflection Task

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. POST THE OUTCOME OF THIS TASK ON EDUC

Think of your answers to these questions and write your answers on a google doc file. Upload the file to LTM Ordinario Activity 1 on EDUC".

1. Which past methods and features can we find in English teacher's lessons today? E.g. From the Comenius approach the use of pictures.
2. Mention two outstanding insights about teaching you gained from watching this presentation and what helped you realize about it.

Referencias

Celce-Murcia, M. (2014). An overview of language teaching methods and approaches. En Celce-Murcia, M. , Brinton, D.M., Snow, M.A. (Eds.). Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language. 4th Edition. Boston, EE.UU.: HEINLE Cengage Learning.LanguagEd (2020, August 12). Language teaching methods: a timeline. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdGFFoBtj0Y

¡Gracias!rmpelaez@ucol.mx