Comparison of Teaching Methods
Sandra
K27941056
Grammar Translation Method
To read Latin and Greek literature
Can’t speak L2
Direct Method
L2 can be spoke as fluently as L1
“I’m a native speaker.
I’m expensive.”
Audio-Lingual Method
Army Specialized
Training Program
Silent Way
To work as independent
language learners
Complex and confused
Desuggestopedia
Community Language Learning
Community
Lack spontaneous conversation
Total Physical Response
As L1, 1st skill is
listening comprehension
No opportunity to express thoughts
Communicative Language Teaching
Real Conversation
Not for beginners
Characters of GTM
Be taught in mother tongue
Isolated Vocabulary is taught
Translation
Grammar analysis
Memorization
No attention to pronunciation
Characters of Direct Method
No mother tongue
No translation
No grammar analysis
Everyday vocabulary and sentences are taught.
Assistances through demonstration, objects…
Correct pronunciation
Characters of ALM
Accurate pronunciation
Use a structural syllabus
Teaching vocabulary with grammar patterns
Material is presented in dialogue
Structural patterns are taught by drills
Much use of tapes, language labs, and visual aids
Characters of Silent Way
Specific materials
The teacher’s silence
Peer correction
Self-correction gestures
Characters of Desuggestopedia
Classroom set-up
Texts including translations
2 concerts: Active & Passive
Positive suggestion: Direct & Indirect
Two planes in communications: Conscious & Subconscious
Homework
Characters of CLL
A whole class community
“Whole Persons”
A unique, student-dictated course
Mother tongue
Lower language anxiety
Tapes recording
Small group tasks
Characters of TPR
Imperatives connected with actions
Can be used in large or small classes
Work well with mixed-ability classes
Effective with teenagers
Suitable for story-telling & classroom language
Characters of CLT
Real communication
Choice
Feedback
Authentic materials
To focus on meaning rather than form
Small groups
Role Play
Language games
Errors of GTM
“安德森生生，我很高興見到你。”
S: “Mr. Anderson, I very glade see you.”
………………………………………..
………………………………………..
T: Your answer is wrong. The correct one is
“Mr. Anderson, I am very glad to see you.”
Revise it.
Errors of Direct Method
T: “What subjects do you have in Monday?...
……or on Monday? “
S: “On Monday.”
Errors of ALM
“I am from the ALM.”
“I am here to help you.”
Errors of Silent Way
Errors of Desuggestopedia
Errors of CLL & CLT
1 st
2nd
Approaches