Communicate Competence
UNIT 1
WHAT IS METHODOLOGY?
Method
A way of teaching a language which is based on systematic principles and procedures, i.e. which is an application of views on how a language is best taught and learned.
Different methods of language teaching such as the Direct Method, the Grammar-Translation Method, the Audio-lingual Method, the Communicative Teaching method result from different views of
The nature of language
The nature of language learning
Goals and objectives in teaching
The type of Syllabus to use
The role of teachers, learners and instructional materials
The techniques and procedures to use
Methodology
The study of the practices and procedures used in teaching, and the principles and beliefs that underlie them.
Methodology includes:
A. study of the nature of Language Skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and procedures for teaching them
Study of the preparation of Lesson Plans, materials and textbooks for teaching language skills
The evaluation and comparison of language teaching methods
Such practices, procedures, principles and beliefs themselves. One can for example criticize or praise the methodology of a particular language course.
Approach
Language teaching is sometimes discussed in terms of three related aspects: approach, method and techniques.
Different theories about the nature of language and how languages are learned (the approach) imply different ways of teaching language (the method) and different methods make use of different kinds of classroom activity (the technique)
Target Language:
- the language which a person is learning, in contrast to a first language or mother tongue
- the language into which a translation is made (eg. in a bilingual dictionary)
Source Language:
- the language from which words have been taken into another language - the language out of which a translation is made
EFL: English as a Foreign Language
ESL: English as a Second Language
ESOL: English for Speakers of other Languages
WHAT IS METHODOLOGY?
Method
A way of teaching a language which is based on systematic principles and procedures, i.e. which is an application of views on how a language is best taught and learned.
Different methods of language teaching such as the Direct Method, the Grammar-Translation Method, the Audio-lingual Method, the Communicative Teaching method result from different views of
The nature of language
The nature of language learning
Goals and objectives in teaching
The type of Syllabus to use
The role of teachers, learners and instructional materials
The techniques and procedures to use
Methodology
The study of the practices and procedures used in teaching, and the principles and beliefs that underlie them.
Methodology includes:
A. study of the nature of Language Skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and procedures for teaching them
Study of the preparation of Lesson Plans, materials and textbooks for teaching language skills
The evaluation and comparison of language teaching methods
Such practices, procedures, principles and beliefs themselves. One can for example criticize or praise the methodology of a particular language course.
Approach
Language teaching is sometimes discussed in terms of three related aspects: approach, method and techniques.
Different theories about the nature of language and how languages are learned (the approach) imply different ways of teaching language (the method) and different methods make use of different kinds of classroom activity (the technique)
Target Language:
- the language which a person is learning, in contrast to a first language or mother tongue
- the language into which a translation is made (eg. in a bilingual dictionary)
Source Language:
- the language from which words have been taken into another language - the language out of which a translation is made
EFL: English as a Foreign Language
ESL: English as a Second Language
ESOL: English for Speakers of other Languages