The Silent Way Method
The Silent Way The Chomskyan criticism of the theories upon which the audiolingual method was founded led to an interest in not only the affective factors but also on the cognitive factors. While...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suggestopedia
The origin of Suggestopedia Suggestopedia is a language teaching method developed by the Bulgarian psychologist, Georgi Lozanov (see picture on the right.) Like Community Language Learning and the...
View ArticleTotal Physical Response
Total Physical Response is a language teaching method which is based on the assumption that the coordination of speech and action will boost language learning. It was developed by James Asher in the...
View ArticleSituational Language Teaching (Oral Approach)
The Oral Approach or Situational Language Teaching is an approach developed by British applied linguist in the 1930s to the 1960s. While it is unknown for many teachers, it had a big influence on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Content Based Instruction
school subject content Content based instruction (CBI) is a teaching approach that focuses on learning language through learning about something. Although CBI is not new, there has been an increased...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Communicative Language Teaching (The Communicative Approach)
As the language theories underlying the Audiolingual method and the Sitiuational Language Teaching method were questioned by prominent linguists like Chomsky (1957) during the 1960s, a new trend of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Natural Approach
The natural approach developed by Tracy Terrell and supported by Stephen Krashen, is a language teaching approach which claims that language learning is a reproduction of the way humans naturally...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Lexical Approach
Since the publication of the “Lexical Approach” by Michael Lewis in 1993, Language teaching practices have been widely reviewed and discussed. So what are the features of the Lexical Approach? Is it a...
View ArticleEcological Approach to English Language Teaching
Ecological approach The ecological approach in language learning highlights the comprehensive development of language skills within context. Like organisms living in an environment, speakers interact...
View ArticleThe Dogme Approach to Language Teaching
Dogme is a communicative approach to language teaching that was initiated by Scott Thornbury in his article, “A Dogma for EFL”. Dogme advocates a kind of teaching that doesn’t rely on published...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to teach the passive voice?
Passive voice lesson planIn this lesson plan students will be able to use the passive voice appropriately and understand the changes that occur when transforming sentences from active voice to passive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PPP Approach according to Scott Thornburry
PPP Approach according to Scott ThornburryAccording to Scott Thornburry, the Presentation Practice Produce ( PPP) model to teaching has advantages and disadvantages. Debating the pros and cons of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to teach prepositions of place?
Lesson plan on how to teach prepositions of placePrepositions of place are function words that English language students cannot do without. These prepositions are not difficult to teach. This lesson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to deal with quiet students?
Quiet studentsIt is heartbreaking to see that some language teachers favor confident, outspoken students and see with a critical eye students who prefer to sit back and be quiet. These teachers think...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Studying Poems: Analysis of Poems
Studying Poems: Analysis of PoemsThis is the 7th lesson in the series, “Studying Poems.” This lesson offers suggestions on how to read poetry for enjoyment and how to analyze poetry and comment on its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oppia the Google’s Educational Tool
Oppia the Google’s Educational ToolGoogle has launched Oppia which is a new educational tool. It is an online tool that aims at making it easy for anyone to create on line interactive activities that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What Teachers Make?
What Teachers Make?What Teachers Make? A hard question to answer. Taylor Mali tries to answer it in a humorous and energetic way. He convincingly shows how a teacher makes a difference.Before watching...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Audiolingual Method (slideshow)
The Audiolingual MethodThe objective of the Audiolingual Method is accurate pronunciation and grammar, the ability to respond quickly and accurately in speech situations and knowledge of sufficient...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Second Language Learning Difficulties
Second Language Learning DifficultiesSecond Language learners face so many difficulties mainly because of the negative interference of the mother tongue and the cultural differences.Language...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ThingLink – An Educational Tool
ThingLinkThingLink helps students create and discover rich images. It allows a user to add content such as music, video and text to images. It is presented as a free tool which can be used in the...
View Article
