Each method has valuable techniques that
may be used at the appropriate moment.
It comprises the theoretical analysis of the body of
methods and principles associated with a branch of
knowledge such that the methodologies employed
from differing disciplines vary depending on their
historical development.
The Direct Method
It is used to teach a number of different languages
not just English, and the main idea of the Direct A
method is that only uses the target language that
the students are trying to learn. Its main focus is
oral skill and it is taught via repetitive drilling.
Grammar is taught using an inductive
way and students need to try and guess
the rules through the teacher’s oral
presentation.
The Grammar Translation method (GTM)
The method focuses on the literature and grammar
of the target language, with passages being
translated into and from the mother tongue.
Consequently, it tends to be very much text-based.
Typically, the teacher gives instructions and
grammatical explanations in the mother tongue.
Little or no attempt is made to teach pronunciation.
The students learn all grammar rules, so
they are able to translate a number of
sentences.
The Audio Lingual Method
The Audio Lingual Method is otherwise known as the New Key
Method or Army Method is based on a behaviorist theory that
things are able to be learned by constant reinforcement.
The learner receives negative feedback and
the contrary happens when a student
demonstrates good use of English.
The Structural Approach
The method is all about structure. this approach need to be
learned in a specific order, for example, the logical thing would
be to teach the verb “to be” prior to teaching the present
continuous which requires using the auxiliary form of the verb
“to be.”
Suggestopedia
This is a behaviorist theory and related to pseudoscience. This method
relies heavily on students’ belief about the method’s effectiveness. This
theory is intended to offer learners various choices, which in turn helps
them become more responsible for their learning.
When teachers are training to use the Suggestopedia
method, there is a lot of art and music involved. Each
Suggestopedia lesson is divided into three different phases
as deciphering, concert session, and elaboration.
Total Physical Response
Beginners will learn English through a series of repetitive actions such as
“Stand up”, “Open your book”, “Close the door”, and “Walk to the window
and open it.” With TPR, the most important skill is aural comprehension and
everything else will follow naturally later.
Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) .
This type of teaching involves focusing on important
functions like suggesting, thanking, inviting,
complaining, and asking for directions to name but a
few.
The Silent Way
The teacher acts merely as a facilitator trying to
encourage students to be more active in their
learning. The main of this way of teaching is for
the teacher to say very little, so students can
take control of their learning.
follows a structural syllabus and grammar, vocabulary and
pronunciation are constantly drilled and recycled for reinforcement. The
teacher evaluates their students through careful observation, and it is
even possible that they may never set a formal test as learners are
encouraged to correct their own language errors.
Community Language Learning
The student feels the safest as there is a great emphasis
on the relationship and bond between the student and
teacher. Unlike a lot of the other methods and
approaches of teaching English as a Second Language, a
a lot of the L1 (mother tongue) is used for translation
purposes.
The Lexical Approach
This is based on computer studies that have previously identified the most
commonly used words. This approach in teaching focuses on vocabulary
acquisition and teaching lexical chunks in order of their frequency and
use.
Task Based Language Learning
This is relevant, and interesting tasks are set by the
teacher and students are expected to draw on their
a pre-existing knowledge of English to complete the
the task with as few errors as possible.