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Chapter 1. Teaching English as a Foreign Language


.1 Methods of Foreign Language Teaching

There are eight language teaching methods in practice today:

.The Grammar -Translation Method
.The Direct Method
.The Audio-Lingual Method
.The Silent Way
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.Community Language Learning
.Total Physical Response Method
.The Communicative Approach
1. The Grammar-Translation Method
Around the turn-of-the-19th-century, language students often translated volumes from Classical Greek or Latin into English via this method. It consists mainly of exhaustive use of dictionaries, explanations of grammatical rules (in English), some sample sentences, and exercise drills to practice the new structures.
Students are given target language reading passages and answer questions that follow. Other activities include translating literary passages from one language into the other, memorizing grammar rules, and memorizing native-language equivalents of target language vocabulary. Vocabulary and grammar are emphasized; pronunciation and other speaking/listening skills are not. Grammar is learned deductively on the basis of grammar rules and examples. Literary language is regarded as superior to spoken language.work is highly structured, with the teacher controlling all activities. The teacher supplies correct answers when students cannot.
2. The Direct Method
The characteristic features of this method are the practical direction in the teaching of foreign language, the ignoring of the existence of the mother tongue, use of visual aids and various exercises both written and oral. The method is called direct because it aims to establish a direct connection between the words in the foreign language and their denotations. The grammatical rules are discovered through many examples. Students speak a great deal in the target language and communicate if in real situations. Speaking and listening skills and correct pronunciation are emphasized. Teacher/student interaction is fuller; it includes guessing of context or content, completing fill-ins, question-and-answer exercises.