UNIT 15: APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING

APPROACHES TO LANGUAGE TEACHING

In this unit, I learned different types approaches that teacher can use to teach the language. An approach is referring the view of language and the view of how language learning takes place. Also, an approach refers to the ways or methods of teaching the class, the way that teacher manage the class. Some experts who studying different approaches think that the best way to learn a language is through the communicative approaches, they believe that the language is a tool of communication meaning, produce sound. There are many approaches that will be studied below. Those approaches are: Presentation, Practice, Production (PPP). This approach has its own purpose in the way to teach language. Firstly, in PPP grammar and function are the most important of the language. Language is learnt by first seeing new language in a context which is in controlled and guided by the teacher. In Lexical Approach, vocabulary is the important aspect of language. It is going to be individual words and different kinds of chunks.  Teacher in class uses authentic written or spoken text activities with students which encourage them to notice chunks in texts. The Functional Approach is the most useful aspect of language; language that students use is guided and controlled.  Communicative Approach, it is focused more in communication rather than to the grammar. It provides learner the opportunity to play with their language. Interaction is linked with this approach. In the classroom, the topics that teacher provide to students is according to they communication needs. Grammar – Translation, is made up of grammatical rules. If focuses more in grammar than communication. Students are managed to translate passages, they don t have ability to interact in the class. In Total Physical response (TPR), grammar structures and vocabulary are the most useful aspects of language. This approach is use with beginner where they can learn the language through action. Teacher gives a command and the learner have to do what the teacher is saying. Movement is essential in this approach Guided discovery,   Content – based learning,   and             Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). All these approaches have their own purpose in the language learning process. Teacher need to apply an amount of these approaches in the class with students. Providing them memorable information where they can learn a language. Also, it is essentially important to have the best methods to teach the language where students felt motivated to learn a language.

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• Cramlap.org

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Language teaching methods

Shoebottom, P. (2014). Language teaching methods. Esl.fis.edu. Retrieved 6 December 2014, from http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/method.htm

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