I was created by Caleb Cattegno. I was introduced in his book Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools.

1. Michelle Granja
Alejandra Vasconez
Anggy Zambrano
Msc. Karla Hidalgo

2. I was created by Caleb Cattegno. I was introduced in his book
Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools.

3. Teacher should be silent as much as possible to motivate students to talk.
Silence makes students to concéntrate on what is to be learned.
The silent way student expected to become independent, autonomous and
responsible.

4. The learner needs to
discover or create
Learning is made
easier by the use of
physical objects
Learning is made
easier by problem-
solving
THE THREE
HYPOTHESIS:

5. PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS THAT ARE
EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL
1.-Word chart.-
Words are
written with the
same color code
as the rectangle
chart.
2.- The Fidel
Chart.-
Shows all the
possible spellings
for each phoneme
3.- Cuisenaire Rod.-
Creates visible
situation.

6. 4.- A pointer.- reates the
dynamic of the language
by introducing the relation
to the different chart.
5.- Color Rectangle
Chart.- Each color
represents a phoneme
enabling learners to find
distinctions in the
phonetics.

7. CAUSES OF THE FAILURE
It is a harsh method because of the lack of communication.
• The materials ( rods and charts) failed to introduce the aspects of languages.
Students wasted to much time struggling with a concept which could be easily
clarified by teacher.
• It was difficult to evaluate students´ progress.
The materials took a lot of time and money.
• The silent way prevented students from hearing useful models
Not repetition and not answer by the teacher it was meaningless for students.

8. WEBGRAPHY:
Bruner, J. (1966). Toward a Theory of Instruction. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University Press.
H. Douglas Brown (1987). Principles of language learning and teaching. Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice Hall.
AMER, Najmi, The silent way Approach, Slide Share, septiembre 2012, Source:
http://es.slideshare.net/amernajmi/the-silent-way-approach.