Starts in the 1960s, and has been developed in 5 phases
1. Record analysis
introduced in
sixties and early seventies
basic objective
Identify grammatical and lexical
characteristics according to the specific
register (end or purpose)
associated with
Peter Strevens (Halliday, Mclntosh and
Strevens, 1964), Jack Ewer (Ewer and
Latorre, 1969) and John Swales (1971).
2. Rhetorical or discourse analysis
Leaders or representatives
Henry Widdowson in Great Britain and the so-called
Washington School of Larry Selinker, Louis Trimble,
John Lackstrom and Mary Todd-Trimble in the United
States.
basic objective
identify organizational patterns in texts and specify
the linguistic means by which these patterns are
signaled.
3. Target situation analysis
basic objective
Establishing procedures for relating language
analysis more closely to learners' reasons for
learning.
Leaders or representatives
Chambers' (1980), John Munby (1978)
4. Skills and strategies
basic objective
Consider thought processes beyond language
itself, which allow the meaning of speech to
be extracted.
Puts
the emphasis on reading or
listening strategies
associated with
Françoise Grellet (1981), Christine Nuttall
(1982), and Charles Alderson and Sandy
Urquhart (1984)
5. A learning-centred approach
basic objective
Understanding of the processes of
language learning
ORIGINS
arose from
1 The demands of a happy world
Worldwide expansion at the end of
the Second World War (1945).
Learning English was the key to international
currencies of technology and commerce.
2 A revolution in linguistics
The aim was to use language as a
form of real communication, not
just grammatically.
In the teaching of English, it was determined that the
language varies from one use situation to another.
3 Focus on the learner
Each student has different needs and interests, so
it is essential that the course addresses these and
thus achieve the effectiveness of their learning.
RELATE TO ELT IN GENERAL
Both are derived from the teaching of English.
The ELT in general does not analyze the needs of students.
Use the same materials as a teaching tool for everyone. The
curriculum and methodology is the same for all students.