Language teaching methods: a timeline

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12 Aug 202006:31

Summary

TLDRThis language teaching methodology course introduces various historical methods of language instruction, from the 17th-century inductive approach of Comenius to the 20th-century's audiolingualism and communicative language teaching. It also covers innovative methods like Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), highlighting the evolution from grammar translation to a focus on communication and real-world application.

Takeaways

  • 📚 Language teaching became a formal profession in the 20th century, with many methods developed to enhance teaching effectiveness.
  • 👨‍🏫 Johan Comenius, a Czech scholar, introduced an inductive approach to language teaching in the 17th century, focusing on imitation and practical language use over grammar rules.
  • 📖 The 19th century saw a return to the grammar-translation method, emphasizing grammar study and text translation for reading classical literature.
  • 🗣️ The direct method emerged in the late 19th century, focusing on teaching in the target language through listening and speaking practice.
  • 🔊 The audiolingual method of the 1950s was based on behaviorism, using drills and repetition to form new language habits.
  • 💬 Communicative language teaching arose in the 1970s-80s, prioritizing language use for communication over grammatical accuracy.
  • 🧠 Total Physical Response (TPR) appeared in the 1970s, using body movements to reinforce language learning through physical response.
  • 🫶 Humanistic language teaching in the 1970s-80s, with methods like the Silent Way, Suggestopedia, and Community Language Learning, emphasized emotional well-being and learner autonomy.
  • 📝 Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) focuses on language learning through task completion, emphasizing functional success over language accuracy.
  • 🗨️ Innovative methods like Dogme (teaching without textbooks) and CLIL (integrating content and language learning) have gained popularity in recent years.

Q & A

  • What is the main focus of the language teaching methodology course?

    -The course focuses on discussing various methods in language teaching and provides a historical timeline of these methods.

  • When did language teaching become established as a profession?

    -Language teaching became established as a profession in the 20th century.

  • Who was a key influence in language teaching before the 20th century?

    -Johann Comenius, a Czech scholar and teacher, was a key influence in language teaching before the 20th century.

  • What was Comenius' approach to language teaching?

    -Comenius introduced an inductive approach, focusing on teaching students to use the language through imitation and association, rather than teaching rules and analysis.

  • What characterized language teaching in the 19th century?

    -The 19th century was characterized by the grammar-translation approach, which focused on studying grammar and translating texts to learn to read literature.

  • What was the direct method in language teaching?

    -The direct method, introduced in the late 19th century, involved teaching exclusively in the foreign language, focusing on speaking and listening to make learning more naturalistic.

  • What is the audiolingual method and when was it introduced?

    -The audiolingual method, introduced in the 1950s, was based on behaviorism and involved repetitive drills to form new habits in language use.

  • What is communicative language teaching and when did it emerge?

    -Communicative language teaching emerged in the 1970s and 80s, focusing on actual communication in the target language to achieve the goal of language teaching.

  • What is Total Physical Response (TPR) and how does it work?

    -Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method where the teacher gives commands with body movements, and students respond by imitating these movements.

  • What are the three key methods associated with humanistic language teaching in the 1970s and 80s?

    -The three key methods associated with humanistic language teaching are The Silent Way, Suggestopedia, and Community Language Learning.

  • How does Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) differ from other methods?

    -Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) focuses on students learning language by completing tasks, with assessment based on task completion rather than the language used to do so.

  • What is the Dogme method and what does it encourage?

    -The Dogme method encourages teaching without textbooks and focuses on the language that emerges from conversation.

  • What is CLIL and how does it integrate language learning?

    -CLIL, or Content and Language Integrated Learning, teaches curriculum content and foreign languages together, integrating language learning with subject matter.

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