METHODOLOGIES IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION. on May 20, 2017

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1 SELF REFLECTION What was your second or foreign language learning experience? How would you characterize your teachers teaching method(ology)? How effective was it for you?

2 METHODOLOGIES IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION Presented at Teachers Camp in Baguio City on May 20, 2017 by English Language Fellow Charlie Lavin

3 $1,000,000 QUESTION What is the best/most effective method(ology) in language education?

4 LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF LANGUAGE TEA CHING & A PPLI ED LINGUISTICS Jack C. Richards Richard Schmidt FOURTH E D I T I O N

5 LANGUAGE EDUCATION Approach Method Technique

6 APPROACH the theory, philosophy and principles underlying a particular set of teaching practices.

7 METHOD a way of teaching a language which is based on systematic principles and procedures, which is an application of views on how a language is best taught and learned and a particular theory of language and of language learning.

8 TECHNIQUE a specific procedure for carrying out a teaching activity

9 Historical Approaches & Designer METHODS Community Language Learning Grammar Translation Method Direct Method Series Method Silent Way Natural Approach Communicative Language Teaching, or CLT Classical Method TPR: Total Physical Response Suggestopedia Audio-lingual Method

10 METHODOLOGY the study of the practices and procedures used in teaching, and the principles and beliefs that underlie them such practices, procedures, beliefs themselves

11 HUMAN SPEEDOMETERS

12 LANGUAGE CLASSES SHOULD FOCUS ON: MEANING GRAMMAR

13 IT IS BETTER FOR A STUDENT TO: THINK DIRECTLY IN THE L2 TRANSLATE FROM THE L1

14 A teacher s feedback to the student should be given: INFREQUENTLY, CAUTIOUSLY FREQUENTLY, FREELY

15 LANGUAGE LEARNERS NEED REWARDS: IMMEDIATE LONG-TERM

16 WITH NEW LANGUAGE LEARNERS, TEACHERS MUST BE: TOUGH & DEMANDIN G GENTLE & EMPATHETIC

17 STUDENTS LEARN BEST BY USING: ANALYSIS INTUITION

18 LANGUAGE CLASSES SHOULD PLACE MORE EMPHASIS ON: FLUENCY ACCURACY

19 COGNITIVE PRINCIPLES Automaticity Meaningful learning Anticipation of reward Intrinsic motivation Strategic investment

20 AFFECTIVE PRINCIPLES Language ego Self-confidence Risk-taking Language-culture connection

21 LINGUISTIC PRINCIPLES Native language effect Interlanguage Communicative competence

22 Good Language Learner Characteristics/ habits to foster in our classrooms: Lower inhibitions Encourage risk-taking Build students self-confidence Facilitate intrinsic motivation

23 Good Language Learner Characteristics/ habits to foster in our classrooms: Promote cooperative learning Encourage ambiguity tolerance Allow mistakes to do their job Get students to set their own goals

24 SELF REFLECTION What is your students second or foreign language learning experience? How would your characterize your teaching method(ology)? How effective is it for your students?

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