LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES OR APPROACHES

  • GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD

    -ADVANTAGES
    IT IS THE EASIEST METHOD FOR TEACHERS, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE SPEAK ENGLISH ONLY KNOW THE GRAMMAR RULES.
    -LEARN VOCABULARY THROUGH THE TRANSLATION.
    -LEARN THE RULES OF GRAMMAR.
    DISADVANTAGES
    -EXTENSIVE MEMORIZATION
    -THE STUDENTS DO NOT IMPROVE THEIR FLUENCY AND THEIR ORAL SKILLS.
  • THE DIRECT METHOD OR NATURAL METHOD

    ADVANTAGES

    -IMPROVE THE FLUENCY
    -IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORAL SKILLS OF THE LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE SENSE.
    -IT IS INTERESTING AND EXCITING, THERE ARE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES.
    -IT FOCUSES ON THE TARGET OF LANGUAGE.
    -IT FACILITIES THE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS
    ADVANTAGES
    -THIS METOD DOESN´T USE SYSTEMATIC WRITTEN WORK AND READING ACTIVITIES.
    -THIS METHOD IS INCOVENIENT IN LARGE CLASSES.
    IT IS DIFFICULT FOR SLOW LEARNERS.
  • AUDIO LINGUAL

    ADVANTAGES
    -THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGH DIRECTLY WITH THE NEW LANGUAGE WITHOUT USING THEM THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.
    -DEVELOPING THE ORAL SKILLS.
    -DEVELOPING SIMPLE TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPING THE SEPARATION OF THE LANGUAGE SKILLS.
    DISADVANTAGES
    -THIS METHOD DOES NOT DEVELOP THE COMPETENCES, IT IS BORING AND IT DOES NOT HAVE STRONG BASIS OF ITS THEORY.
    -LEARNERS DO NOT HAVE CONTROL IN THEIR LEARNING.
  • THE STRUCTURAL APPROACH

    ADVANTAGES
    LEARNING VOCABULARY THROUGH SENTENCE PATTERN.
    YOU LEARN ABOUT 250 STRUCTURES OF LANGUAGE.
    HELPS TO UNDERSTAND THE WORD ORDER IN THE LANGUAGE.
    DISADVANTAGES
    -THE CLASS IS FOCUSED IN THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHER HAS A EXCESSIVE DEMAND.
    -ONLY STRUCTURES DO NOT COVER THE SILLABUS.
  • Total Physical Response (TPR)

    ADVANTAGES
    It is a lot of fun, students enjoy it and it can be a real stirrer in the class. It lifts the pace and the mood.
    It is good for kinaesthetic learners who need to be active in the class.
    It can be used in large or small classes. It doesn't really matter how many students you have as long as you are prepared to take the lead, the students will follow.
    DISADVANTAGES
    It is only really suitable for beginner levels.
    Students who are not used to such things might find it embarrassing.
  • THE SILENT WAY

    ADVANTAGES
    Teachers should concentrate on how students learn, not on how to teach
    Imitation and drill are not the primary means by which students learn
    Learning consists of trial and error, deliberate experimentation, suspending judgement, and revising conclusions
    ISADVANTAGES
    he general goal of the Silent Way is to help beginning-level students gain basic fluency in the target language,
  • SUGGESTOPEDIA

    ADVANTAGE
    -RELAXING AND COMFORTABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. DISADVANTAGES
    - THIS ENVIRONMENT IS NOT FOUND IN THE LANGUAGE TEACHING CLASSROOMS
  • Task-based language learning

    emphasis in communication and meaning.
    activities and task can be achieved in real life.
    disadvantages
    it is not appropiated for begginer students,
    the students are exposed a several forms of language
  • Communicative language teaching (CLT)

    ADVANTAGES
    1.An emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction in the target language.
    2The provision of opportunities for learners to focus, not only on language but also on the learning process itself.
    3An enhancement of the learner’s own personal experiences as important contributing elements to classroom learning.
    4An attempt to link classroom language learning with language activities outside the classroom.
    DISADVANTAGES
    - tHE TEACHER SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF STUD