ENGLISH TEACHING METHODS

What does “TPR” stand for?

It can only be applied in small classes where all the learners can get individual attention.

Language is learnt by analyzing and applying grammatical rules.

Teaching is organized around the content or information that students will acquire.

Approach that follows the idea of ‘learning by doing’

It consists of studying grammatical rules presented through grammatical terms, then applying them in exercises.

It considers that language is learnt best if presented to learners through interesting topics which help increase their knowledge of the world.

Language is usually presented through topics related to school subjects or learning about the world, such as science, social studies, or even reading comprehension.

The class syllabus focuses on grammar, lexis, functions or skills.

In which method aural comprehension is considered the most important skill?

Students learn grammatical rules and then apply those rules by translating sentences between the target language and the native language.

The success of the method depends on the teacher’s skills and personality more than on the methodology.

It was the most common way of learning languages for hundreds of years.

Grammar rules are avoided and there is emphasis on good pronunciation.

Useful for students with dyslexia or related learning disabilities since it reproduces the L1 learning process.

Mostly used in primary and secondary schools.

It is derived from the classical method of teaching Greek and Latin.

Grammar is taught using an inductive way and students need to try and guess the rules through the teacher’s oral presentation.

Practices of this method include: learning lists of words by heart, translating texts and/or isolated sentences.

Its main idea is that it only uses the target language that the students are trying to learn.

Method that works by having the learner respond to simple commands such as "Stand up", "Close your book", "Go to the window and open it."