Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching

Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
Author: Jack C. Richards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2001-04-09
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521803659

In addition to the approaches and methods covered in the first edition, this edition includes new chapters, such as whole language, multiple intelligences, neurolinguistic programming, competency-based language teaching, co-operative language learning, content-based instruction, task-based language teaching, and The Post-Methods Era.

Suggestology

Suggestology
Author: Georgi Lozanov
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 503
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1135307105

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
Author: Diane Larsen-Freeman
Publisher: Oxford University
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2000
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780194355742

This book provides a practical overview of the most important methods in the field. Readers are drawn into classrooms where various teaching methods and approaches are being used. They are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs and to develop their own approach to language teaching. - Publisher.

Suggestopedia and Language Acquisition

Suggestopedia and Language Acquisition
Author: W. Jane Bancroft
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1999
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9789057005244

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Psychopedia, a suggestopedic approach to language learning

Psychopedia, a suggestopedic approach to language learning
Author: Silke Lübbert
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2007-05-18
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3638685608

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn (Institut für Anglistik), course: Alternative Methods of Language Teaching, language: English, abstract: As our world becomes more and more globalized, the importance of learning a foreign language increases. In Germany English is already taught in elementary school to give the pupils a basic knowledge concerning the English language. The whole society is involved into a constant change of working and living habits. Changes occur in industry, school and prerequisites to find a job as well as in fam-ily life and personal relationships. This development has got influences on every part of human life and so as well on the sector of education. As a result of this, teachers at school have to adjust their teaching methods to the changing condi-tions of the environment. As a society needs an atmosphere which favours change, it is necessary to be willing to change oneself. Not to change would result in keep-ing the faults which have been made in the past. You need to take the risk of change if the public weal should grow. Change should not only be pretended or take only place at the surface but also on the basis of the assumptions concerning learning . During the years several methods have been developed to make learning a new and foreign language more and more interesting, easy and efficient. In the begin-ning the most frequent methods were those of pattern drills, grammar exercise as well as the method of translation. These techniques are still used in some kind of schools and in some lessons, but the range of methods which is available for the teacher has grown to a large amount. The first new methods have been for exam-ple those related to the Total Physical Response method, which should not be de-scribed any further in this paper. The approaches which have been developed got more and more creative and are more and more in favor for the individual learning prerequisites of the pupils. Some of these methods are for example the method of the Silent Way, the Psycodramaturgie Linguistique and the suggestopedic ap-proach. The method for language learning, which is the topic of this paper, is a variation of the suggestopedic method which is called Psychopedia. In the following, there a description of the method of Suggestopedia will be pre-sented, which will be the basis for the description of the psychopedic approach. In the end there will be a conclusion which will include some future references for the use of Psychopedia in today’s school lessons.

Research Methods for Language Teaching

Research Methods for Language Teaching
Author: Netta Avineri
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137563435

This book provides readers with a range of approaches and tools for thinking deeply about conducting research in their own language classrooms. The book's accessible style and content encourage language teachers to become part of a community focused on inquiry, equipping them with relevant terminology and concepts for their own teaching and research (inquiry, data collection, data analysis, bringing it all together). The reader is exposed to various research methods and examples, accompanied by pros and cons and rationales for each. This enables them to select which research approaches resonate most and are relevant to their own teaching. The book is designed to empower language teachers to engage in ongoing research, thus democratizing who might be considered a researcher. It includes a range of activities and reflections that can be adapted for both pre- and in-service language teachers in diverse language classrooms.

Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning

Handbook of Foreign Language Communication and Learning
Author: Karlfried Knapp
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 752
Release: 2009-12-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110214245

This volume focuses on how far the policies, principles and practices of foreign language teaching and learning are, or can be, informed by theoretical considerations and empirical findings from the linguistic disciplines. Part I deals with the nature of foreign language learning in general, while Part II explores issues arising from linguistic, socio-political, cultural and cognitive perspectives. Part III and IV then consider the different factors that have to be taken into account in designing the foreign language subject and the various approaches to pedagogy that have been proposed. Part V finally addresses questions concerning assessment of learner proficiency and the evaluation of courses designed to promote it. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of foreign language communication and learning presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field offers solutions to everyday language-related problems with contributions from renowned experts

Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching

Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching
Author: Jack C. Richards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2001-03-12
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521008433

In addition to the approaches and methods covered in the first edition, this edition includes new chapters, such as whole language, multiple intelligences, neurolinguistic programming, competency-based language teaching, co-operative language learning, content-based instruction, task-based language teaching, and The Post-Methods Era.

Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions

Scott Thornbury's 30 Language Teaching Methods Pocket Editions
Author: Scott Thornbury
Publisher: Cambridge University Press and Assessment
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-12-14
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781108408462

This easy-to-read book groups methods according to what they have in common, even if separated in time. At the same time, it rehabilitates some lost or forgotten methods, with a view to challenging current orthodoxies, especially with regard to such topics as translation, rote learning, authenticity, and communication. In doing this it aims to unpack, not just the history of methods, but the beliefs that underpin them and the benefits that still might possibly accrue from experimenting with them. Through its inclusion of interesting characters, intriguing anecdotes, and often bizarre techniques, the material is absorbing and engaging.