Evolution of Foreign Language Teaching Methods: From Grammar Translation to Modern Approaches

TOPIC 13: Evolution of Foreign Language Teaching: From Grammar Translation Methods to Current Approaches

1. Introduction

Many different methods and approaches have been devised in the search for the best way of teaching a foreign language. To some teachers, the wide variety of methods available may be confusing rather than helpful. It is best to have a flexible and practical attitude and recognize the advantages of each method, that is, to be eclectic. One of the main advantages is the possibility

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Learner-Centered Approach to Foreign Language Teaching: Motivating Students and Fostering Communicative Competence

1. Introduction

Traditionally, the central issue in Foreign Language teaching was the teaching itself. It was considered a matter of methodological techniques, and if teaching was efficient, learning would automatically follow. Therefore, learning was seen as a passive process.

Since the 1970s, however, the emphasis has gradually shifted to the process of learning, changing from teacher-centeredness to learner-centeredness. Our current educational system, ruled by LOE and modified by LOMLOE, has been

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Understanding Literacy Development in Early Childhood Education

Literacy as Ferreiro-Teberosky

Contact with the Written Word

Children start learning the writing system in diverse contexts long before formal schooling. Writing is an integral part of the urban landscape, and urban life constantly demands its use. Children as young as five generally understand the difference between writing and drawing. At this age, distinguishing between “letters” and “numbers” isn’t as crucial as recognizing that these marks serve specific purposes – reading and writing.

The inquiry

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Understanding Nativist Theories in Second Language Acquisition

Unit 4 Nativist theories in SLA

Nativist theories in SLA: also called mentalist, emphasize the role of innate knowledge, The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) helps the learner to discover the rules of the target language grammar. The LAD contains knowledge of linguistic universals. Language universals aim at describing language and they focus on the product not the process. There are 2 approaches to the study of linguistic universals in SLA:

  • Typological Universals (TU)
  • Universal Grammar (UG)

Typological

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Understanding Text and Its Properties: A Comprehensive Guide

The Text and Its Properties

The text is the maximum communication unit consisting of the deliberate release of statements orally or in writing, in a concrete communicative situation for a particular purpose.

Fitness

Fitness is a textual property for which the message conforms to the situation in which the text is delivered and the purpose of the text emitter. For a text to be appropriate, the author must take into account the characteristics of the recipient, the subject matter, and the situation in

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A Comprehensive Guide to Language Teaching Methods and Concepts

A Lesson Plan

A lesson plan is a document that maps out the teacher’s intentions for the lesson. It reflects the teacher’s planning decisions as well as the teacher’s understanding of the principles of lesson design.

The different parts are: Aims, timetable fit, assumptions, anticipated problems, materials, class profile, development aims, procedure, and assessment.

Historical Overview of Language Teaching

Berlaimont

During the 15th and 16th centuries, a new social class emerged: the bourgeoisie. With

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