historical timeline of language teaching methodology

Historical timeline of language teaching methodology

Between the 17th and 19th centuries

1900

1950

EUROPE

The Audiolingual Method

The Direct Method

grammar and rhetoric of Classical Latin became the model language teaching(grammar rules and vocabulary by rote, translations, and practice in writing sample sentences.)

Developed by Berlitz and Sauze in germany and france. (to learn how to use a foreign language to communicate.)

emphasize the teaching of listening and speaking before reading and writing.

1930 - 1960

1845

The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching

The Grammar-Translation Method

Developed by B. Sears. It was used in teaching and Latin and Greek.

Developed by Harold Palmer and A.S Hornloy. ( focus on vocabulary and grammar control.)

1979-01-01 - 1985-01-01

1963

1970

The Silent Way

Created by Caleb Gattego. (based on the idea that teachers should be as silent as possible during a class but learners should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible.)

Suggestopedia

Total Physical Response

Developed by the psychologist Georgi Lozanov. (learning recommendation derived from suggestology.)

Creatted by Dr. James Asher. it attemps to teach language trough physical (motor) activity.

1977

1970 - 2012

Communicative Language Teaching

The Natural Approach

Created by the linguists Michael Halliday. (Approach based on the linguistic theory of communicative competence.)

By Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen. it Focuses on Teaching communicative abilities.

1987

1993

Cooperative Language Learning

Task Based Language Teaching

By David Johnson and Roger Johnson. (share the idea that students work together to learn and are responsible for their teammates.)

By N. Prabhu. Focus on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do meaninful task using target language.

1989

Content Based Instruction

Created by Brinton, Snow and Wesche. organized around the content or information that students will acquire