LANGUAGE TEACHING PRINCIPLES

(1) Starting with speaking, not writing-
1. in making the child learn a language, he should be made to start with speaking, because language is primarily a spoken skill, writing and reading should come after learning speaking.
(2) Teaching the correct use of language
1. The teacher should teach the-correct use of language and not its linguistic history.
(3) Teaching language of everyday use
1. Emphasis should be laid on teaching language of everyday use and not the language of literacy, color and poetic imagination: The child should be taught to express his ideas in the simplest manner
(4) Teaching spoken language and not vocabulary-
1. The child should be taught how to learn spoken language and use it for conveying his thoughts in a clear way. He should not be taught the use of difficult words. Teaching of language does not mean teaching of vocabulary.
(5) Principles of exposure-
1. The child learn the mother tongue more rapidly because he is more exposed to the environment, where this language is spoken or written. Hence, the teacher should try to expose students to an environment loaded with the foreign language.
(6) Principles of habit formation
1. Language is essentially a habit forming process, a process during which we acquire new habits.
(7) Teaching the language and not its literature
1. The child should be taught the simple use of language instead of introducing him to the realms of literature.

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	Created by Edgar Encalada about 5 years ago