Glossary audiolingual teaching

Traditional approach
Communicative approach
1. Selection of the teaching material is basically done within linguistic criteria. 2. Systematic study of language structures. 3. Focus on the bookish language. 4. The main aim is production of correct sentences. 5. Much attention is paid to reading and writing. 6. Class-centered teaching, where the teacher dominates. 7. Strict attention to incorrect utterances. 8. In the learning process all attention is concentrated on the form than on the content.	1.Selection of the material is done according to learners’ needs. 2. The emphasis is given to practical use of language structures to cover the learners’ needs in communication. 3. Focus on the everyday language. 4. The main aim is to organize students’ communication effectively and appropriately to the situation. 5. Speaking is regarded important in reading and writing. 6. Student-centered teaching is based on individualization and differentiation principles. 7. Some mistakes are ignored. The main attention is given to fluency of the speech. 8. The natural learning process in which the content is emphasized rather than form.

As we see in traditional approach the teacher is a source of information and a sender of information. The learners are passive and they receive ready information, memorize and reproduce it. The main strategy of the teacher is to deliver the information using the blackboard and by speaking. There is a strict control of the teaching process and the learners receive factual knowledge. Within innovative models the teacher uses different strategies and tools with the help of which s/he creates favorable conditions for FL teaching and learning. Thus, the effective teaching and learning outcomes much more depend on the proficiency of a teacher.