Language Teaching Methodology

By Andrea Suárez Souto

  • 17th century

    Johann Comenius:
    - Spiritual development of children.
    - Association to the world.
    - Inductive approach to language teaching.

  • 19th century

    -Grammar translation approach method: studying grammar and translating texts.
    - Learn to read literature.
    -Direct method listening and speaking in a foreign language.

  • 1930

    Direct method. Audiolingual method based in bahaviourism.
    Situational Language Teaching

  • 1950

    -Metohd based on psychological theories of behaviourism
    - Stimulus that provied by the learner and feedback
    - Drilling

  • 1970

    -Communicative Language Teaching, active mental processes, cognitive psychology. The goal of teaching is communication.
    -Total Physical Response (TPR) imitating teacher.
    -Humanistic Language Teaching.

  • 1970-1980

    Humanistic Language Teaching:
    -Silent way
    -Suggestopaedia
    -Community Language Learning

  • 1980

    Dogme:
    -No books vs. using conversation

  • 2000

    Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL):
    - Using a Foreign Language in other subjects.