[...]... This chapter examines ten different approaches or methods, and identifies the choices offered by each of these ten The approaches or methods are divided into: Traditional language teaching Grammar Translation Method Direct Method Audio-lingual Method Communicative language teaching Communicative Approach Total Physical Response Natural Approach Competency-Based Approach Innovative language teaching. .. language teaching today, looking at three traditional approaches to language teaching, four communicative approaches, and three innovative approaches Each approach is discussed in terms of its background, distinguishing features, and the impact on Volunteers' classrooms and English language teaching Think back to your own language learning days Did you ever have a teacher who forced everyone to learn... traces of this association in the use of modified forms of Grammar Translation in language classrooms Distinguishing Features In a typical Grammar Translation class the main focus is on reading and writing, with little attention being given to speaking or listening The central text for each lesson is literary Passages are selected from authors such as Mark Twain, George Orwell, Charles Dickens, or. .. encouraged to practice the language by performing real tasks outside of the classroom, such as giving a message to another English speaking teacher Like the Communicative Approach, the Competency-Based Approach bases its activities on interaction Pair work and group work are used to generate communication in activities such as problem solving and filling information gaps In one type of information gap... teaching It is referred to as an approach that aims to make communication the goal of language teaching Several models have evolved around this principle This chapter presents the Communicative Approach, Total Physical Response, Natural Approach, and Competency-Based Approach As you will see, these approaches overlap Communicative activities particularly are impossible to pin down to only one approach... the same way? Were all the students equally happy with that class? Probably not The chances are that a teacher who showed no flexibility and appreciation of variety in learning style was not very motivating or successful ''There is no single acceptable way to go about teaching language today." This quote from Diane LarsenFreeman's writings on language teaching methodology sums up a major trend away from... process can block learning Enhancing a learner's self-confidence leads to successful learning • Working together as a group is a vital part of language learning Group members support each other, and the interaction between them provides a real need for communication and an opportunity to practice the target language These are valuable guidelines which you can easily follow in your English language classrooms... Communicative approach Background The emphasis is placed on using the target language to accomplish a function such as complaining, advising, or asking for information Attention is also paid to the social context in which this function takes place For instance, different language will be used when complaining to a teacher than when complaining to a close friend Distinguishing Features All four language. .. language Teachers and curriculum designers began to look at content, at the kind of language needed when greeting or shopping The emphasis on form, on explicitly learning grammar rules or practicing grammatical patterns, was downplayed in favor of an approach designed to meet learners' needs when using the language in daily interaction There is no single text or authority on communicative language teaching. .. but it is an additional barrier for your students to overcome And your role in this process will be to provide the necessary cultural translation Audiolingual method (ALM) Background During the Second World War, army programs were set up to teach American military personnel languages such as German, French, Japanese and Tagalog Strong emphasis was placed on aural-oral training The Audiolingual Method . where English is taught as a foreign language, as opposed to a second language, some the science or technical sections, are allocated as little as one. attention to learners' needs can be seen in countrie as Zaire or Peru where English is regarded as a foreign language and is largely treated as ah to