Methods and Strategies Described

“If a child can’t learn the

way we teach, maybe we
should teach the way they
learn”
 The Direct Method
 Grammar-translation
 Bilingual Method
 Audio-lingual
 The structural approach
 Suggestopedia
 Total Physical Response (TPR)
 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
 Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)
 Immersion
 Task-based Language Learning
 The Lexical Syllabus
 Sometimes called “natural method”
 Contrasts from Grammar-Translation Method
 It refrains from using the learners’ native
language and uses only the target language.
 Grammar rules are avoided and there is
emphasis on good pronunciation.
 Teaching concepts and vocabulary through
pantomiming, real-life objects and other
visual materials
 Teaching grammar by using an inductive
approach
 Centrality of spoken language
 Focus on question-answer pattern
 Derived from the classical method of teaching
Greek and Latin.
 Students learn grammatical rules and then
apply those by translating sentences between
target language and native language
 There is little or no emphasis placed on
developing oral ability
 Combination of Direct Method and Grammar-
translation Method
 Printed text is made available from the very
beginning and presented simultaneously with
the spoken sentence to allow learners to see
the shape of individual words.
 It is based on behaviorist theory
 Similar to Direct method, but focusing on the
use of grammar
 Students practice a particular construct until
they can use it spontaneously
 New language is first heard and extensively
drilled before being seen in its written form
 Sees language as a complex of grammatical
rules which are to be learned one at a time in
a set order
 A technique wherein the learner masters the
pattern of sentence
 A portmanteau of words “suggestion” and
“pedagogy”
 The theory underlying this method is that a
language can be acquired only when the
learner is receptive and has no mental blocks.
 It is in the sense of offering or proposing,
emphasising student choice
 Uses physical movement to react to verbal
input
 To create a brain link between speech and
action to boost language and vocabulary
learning
 An approach to language teaching that
emphasizes interaction as both the means
and the ultimate goal of study
 It does not use a textbook series to teach the
target language, but rather works on
developing sound oral/verbal skills prior to
reading and writing
 A technique used in bilingual language
education in which two languages are used in
instruction in a variety of topics, including
math, science, or social studies.
 An approach in which learning revolves
around the completion of meaningful tasks
 Its focus in on the completion of a task which
in itself is interesting to the learners.
 Refers to the belief that the building blocks of
language learning and communication are not
grammar, functions or notions or some other
unit but lexis.
 Make it Fun
 Make it Active
 Cooperative Learning
 Inquiry-based Instruction
 Differentiation
 Technology in Classroom
 Professional Development
 Don’t Put Pressure on your Students
 Fun, fun, fun! This is one factor that really
matters to kids.
 Some educators believe that kids learn best
through play.
◦ Play Games
◦ Be Creative
◦ Include Art in your Class
◦ Take Your Class Outside
 The more language learners move, the better
and faster they understand what you are
teaching and the more easily they can retain
the information.
 Encourage students of mixes abilities to work
together by promoting small group or whole
class activities.
 Pose thought-provoking questions which
inspire your students to think for themselves
and become more independent learners.
 Differentiate your teaching by allocating tasks
based on students’ abilities, to ensure no one
gets left behind.
 Incorporating technology into your teaching
is a great way to actively engage your
students, especially as digital media
surrounds young people in the 21st century.
 Engaging in regular professional development
programmes is a great way to enhance
teaching and learning in your classroom.
 Not correcting every error they make
 Modelling correct language us
 Not giving everything a grade
 http://esl.fis.edu/teachers/support/method.
htm
 http://www.huntesl.com/a-brief-look-at-
the-different-esl-teaching-approaches-and-
methods/
 https://www.quizalize.com/blog/2018/02/2
3/teaching-strategies/
 https://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-
english/how-to-teach-english-to-children/