How has the direct method influenced subsequent movements in teaching?.
The chapter from Melinda Whongs (2011) book Language teaching, linguistic theory in practice focuses on the development of English language teaching in Europe.
As you read, Whats the meaning of these terms Refer to the number of lines and pages:
• Inductive and deductive teaching of grammar
• Structuralism
• Behaviourism
• Poverty of the stimulus
• Contrastive analysis
Use what you have read to think about these questions.
1. Would you agree with Whong (p 26) that the grammar translation method has achieved limited success? And Why? Refer to the number of lines and pages
2. How has the direct method influenced subsequent movements in teaching? Refer to the number of lines and pages
3. Look at how Whong uses the terms ‘approach and ‘method. Are these consistent with other usages you have encountered? Refer to the number of lines and pages
4. How have political events impacted on linguistics and language teaching? Refer to the number of lines and pages
5. Note what Whong says about PPP. Is this consistent with Richards view? With your own experience? Do you think there are contexts where PPP is an appropriate paradigm for a lesson? Refer to the number of lines and pages
** Summarize Whongs (2011) in 50 t0 60 words
While you are reading, think about, and make notes on, the following questions.
1. Under the heading of ‘traditional methods, Richards lists only audiolingualism, and situational language teaching. What other methods are you aware of, and how have they influenced the way that teaching is undertaken in teaching environments you have experienced or read about? Refer to the number of lines and pages
2. Richards refers to drilling and the PPP paradigm as features of audiolingualism. Have you encountered these in any contexts that you would not think of as audiolingual? Refer to the number of lines and pages
***Summarize Richards view in 50 to 60 words
How has the direct method influenced subsequent movements in teaching?
