The Nature of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
The Nature of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching Teaching a foreign language can be a challenging but rewarding job that opens up entirely new paths of communication to students. It’s beneficial for teachers to have knowledge of the many different language learning techniques including ESL teaching methods so they can be flexible in their instruction methods, adapting them when needed. Keep on reading for all the details you need to know about the most popular foreign language teaching methods. Some of the ones covered are the communicative approach, total physical response, the direct method, task-based language learning, sugguestopedia, grammar-translation, the audio-lingual approach and more. This chapter discusses the relationship between approach and method. It also provides a description, analysis and comparison of the presented methods. Approach, Method and Technique * Edward Anthony (1963) – Identified three levels of conceptualization and