Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

Content-based Approach

• Content-based Approach
• Using content from other disciplines in language courses is not a new idea. For years, specialized language courses have included content relevant to a particular profession or academic discipline.

Content-based Approach

• Content-based Approach
• The special contribution of content-based instruction is that it integrates the learning of language with the learning of some other content, often academic subject matter. It has been observed that academic subjects provide a natural content for language instruction.

Content-based Approach

• Content-based Approach
• In content-based instruction the selection and sequence of language items arise from communicative needs, not predetermined by syllabi.

Principles of Content-based Approach

• The subject matter content is used for language teaching purposes.

Principles of Content-based Approach

• Teaching should build on students’ previous experience.