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Communicative Language Teaching – Weak and Strong Approaches
Sometimes as a learner you have to take control. Choosing a language partner is often circumstantial and not at all related to their ability as an instructor. Even when you are paying for lessons you can never be sure that the instructor has the proper theoretical foundation for teaching languages. Armed with a little bit of knowledge about how languages are learned and your personal preferences you can make the most of the exchange.
Let’s learn about one of the most popular approaches to teaching and learning languages, the communicative approach. You know, the one your teacher probably doesn’t even know they’re are using. Communicative Language Teaching or CLT for short, is one of the most widely used yet often misapplied approaches to language learning. It is based on the belief that learners learn best when they are engaged in meaningful communication. Read the rest of this entry »
Past Trends in English Language Teaching: How We Got to Where We Are
English Language Teaching and learning methodology and didactic approaches have been in an almost constant state of flux since the advent of the Grammar – Translation method documented by German-American anthropologist Franz Boas and the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen during the early 20th century. Each of the English language teaching and learning methodology and didactic approaches of past decades has contributed to the state of the art that now exists. Here are a few key contributors to ELT.
Past Trends in ELT