Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

How are the feelings of the students dealt with?

• Responding to the students’ feelings is considered very important in Counseling-Learning. The teacher listens and responds to each comment carefully. While security is a basic element of the learning process, the way in which it is provided will change depending upon the stage of learner.

How is language viewed?

• Language is for communication. Curran writes that ‘learning is persons, meaning that both teacher and students work at building trust in one another and the learning process.