Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

How does the teacher respond to student errors?

• Student errors are seen as a natural, indispensable part of the learning process. Errors are inevitable since the students are encouraged to explore the language.

Silent Way

• Check your understanding of the Silent Way.
• There are many reasons for the teacher's silence in the Silent Way. Some of these have been stated explicitly in this chapter, others have been implied. Can you state the reasons?

Silent Way

• Reasons for teacher’s silence:
• It encourages students to produce the language as much as possible.
• It prevents teacher dominance of the teaching learning situation.
• It helps learners grow more dependent on themselves and on each other.
• It makes students more attentive to the teacher’s cues as there is no model for them to imitate.

Silent Way

• Reasons for teacher’s silence:
• 5. It helps learners develop their own inner criteria of correctness.
• 6. It creates a cooperative atmosphere in the classroom.
• 7. It helps students to trust and be responsible for their production of the language.