This page provides links to articles about methods and approaches In language teaching. But before we provide the list of these articles, let’s first attempt to define what approach, method, and technique mean.
Methods And Approaches In Language Teaching
Here are some articles about the major language teaching methods and approaches. But before you start reading about these methods and approaches you might need to deal with definitions of some key concepts so as to make a clear distinction between an approach, a method, and a technique.
Read more about methods and approaches.
- Check Richards & Rogers’ book: Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)
- Brown’s book: Principles of Language Learning and Teaching (6th Edition)
What Is An Approach?
An approach refers to theories about the nature of language and language learning that serve as the source of language teaching practices and principles.
Theory of language refers to how language is viewed (i.e., structural, functional…)
Theory of learning refers to how language is learned/acquired (i.e., through repetition and habit formation, through induction, through inferencing and generalization, etc)
An approach is axiomatic. It describes the nature of the subject matter to be taught
What Is A Method?
A method is an overall plan for presenting language material. Put differently, a method refers to the way of teaching which is based on an approach.
It is an overall plan for the orderly presentation of language material, no part of which contradicts, and all of which is based upon, the selected approach.
An approach is axiomatic, a method is procedural. Different methods can derive their philosophy from the same approach.
What Is A Technique?
A technique is a particular stratagem or procedure used to accomplish a particular objective. A technique is implementational and is related to what takes place in a classroom.
Techniques must be consistent with a method and, therefore, in harmony with an approach.
English Language Teaching Methods
- Understanding the Notional-Functional Approach in Language Learning
- Unlocking the Potential of the Discovery Learning Approach: Guiding Language Discovery
- Discover The Difference Between Approach, Method, Procedure, And Technique
- Task Based Language Teaching (TBLT)
- The differences between the SLT, Direct Method, and Audiolingual Method
- Exploring the Dogme Approach to Language Teaching: Key Principles and Criticisms
- Explore the Ecological Approach to Language Learning and Teaching
- The Lexical Approach: Prioritizing Lexis over Grammar in Language Instruction
- Discover The Natural Approach To Language Teaching
- The Communicative Language Teaching: A Guide to The Communicative Approach
- Content-Based Instruction: Enhancing Language Learning
- Situational Language Teaching (Oral Approach)
- Total Physical Response
- Suggestopedia
- The Silent Way Method
- What is the difference between method and methodology in teaching?
- Community Language Learning
- The Audiolingual Method
- The Direct Method
- The Grammar Translation Method – Techniques and Activities
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- The Audiolingual Method (slideshow)
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- Dogme Lesson Plan Example: Teaching English In A Dynamic Classroom Environment
- Understanding Language Affordances and Emergence In Language Teaching
- A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding Dogme Approach Activities
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- Robert Gagné and instructional design
- Exploring the Dogme Approach to Language Teaching: Key Principles and Criticisms
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- Communicative activities
- Explore the Ecological Approach to Language Learning and Teaching
- Content-Based Instruction – A Cognitive Approach
- The Lexical Approach: Prioritizing Lexis over Grammar in Language Instruction
- Discover The Natural Approach To Language Teaching
- The Communicative Language Teaching: A Guide to The Communicative Approach
- Content-Based Instruction: Enhancing Language Learning
- Situational Language Teaching (Oral Approach)
- Total Physical Response
- Suggestopedia
- The Silent Way Method
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- Community Language Learning
- The Audiolingual Method
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- The Grammar Translation Method – Techniques and Activities