Language Teaching Methodology Alejandro Garcia Daniela Montes

What do we mean? The best way to teach a second language Teaching trends Theory and practice

The best way to teach a second language

Teaching trends

Theory and practice

“ Shifting sands” Albert Marckwardt saw these changes as a cyclical pattern in which a new paradigm of LTM emerged every quarter of a century Each one taking positive elements of the other ALM is the most significant Borrowing elements from: Direct method Breaking away completely from Grammar-Translation Method

Albert Marckwardt saw these changes as a cyclical pattern in which a new paradigm of LTM emerged every quarter of a century

Each one taking positive elements of the other

ALM is the most significant

Borrowing elements from:

Direct method

Breaking away completely from Grammar-Translation Method

“ Shifting sands” Psychologists also found an increase in the interest of interpersonal relationships within the value of group work The same way happened with linguists who looked for the nature of communication and communicative competence

Psychologists also found an increase in the interest of interpersonal relationships within the value of group work

The same way happened with linguists who looked for the nature of communication and communicative competence

New trends Communicative competence Collaborative learning Looking to break away from “teaching of rules, patterns, definitions and other knowledge ‘about’ language” Making students communicate genuinely and spontaneously

Communicative competence

Collaborative learning

Looking to break away from “teaching of rules, patterns, definitions and other knowledge ‘about’ language”

Making students communicate genuinely and spontaneously

Conclusions Language Teaching Methodologies always change The new trends invite us to give the student more space to communicate freely Nowadays many opt for an eclectic approach to teaching

Language Teaching Methodologies always change

The new trends invite us to give the student more space to communicate freely

Nowadays many opt for an eclectic approach to teaching

Ready?

Ready?

1. What do we mean by Language Teaching Methodology? The best way to teach a second language Teaching trends Theory and practice

The best way to teach a second language

Teaching trends

Theory and practice

2. What are the elements that conform LTM?

3. How is LTM compared to? Who compared it? As shifting sands Albert Marckwardt

As shifting sands

Albert Marckwardt

4. Which method made a significant difference in these “shifting sands”? ALM

ALM

5. What are the new trends in teaching? Communicative competence Collaborative learning Looking to break away from “teaching of rules, patterns, definitions and other knowledge ‘about’ language” Making students communicate genuinely and spontaneously

Communicative competence

Collaborative learning

Looking to break away from “teaching of rules, patterns, definitions and other knowledge ‘about’ language”

Making students communicate genuinely and spontaneously

References Principles of Language Learning and Teaching , Brown D., Fourth edition, Longman. http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/rodgers.html

Principles of Language Learning and Teaching , Brown D., Fourth edition, Longman.

http://www.cal.org/resources/Digest/rodgers.html