Deductive Approach: Advantages, Disadvantages, Implementation

1. Deductive Approach
Group 5
Members:
1. Rindang Luberia (1001050046)
2. Ofi Wahyudiono (1001050060)
3. Eli Susianti (1001050064)
4. Desi Wijayanti M (1001050067)

2. Introduction
Deductive approach to instruction is a more teacher-centered
approach. (Goner, Phillips, and Walters 135)
The deductive approach represents a more traditional style of
teaching in that the grammatical structures or rules are dictated to
the students first (Rivers and Temperley 110). Thus, the students
learn the rule and apply it only after they have been introduced to
the rule.
A deductive approach starts with presentation of a rule and is
followed by example in which the rule is applied (Thornburry,
2011:29)

3. Advantages of Deductive Approach
1. It can be more effective with students
of a higher level
2. It can be time-saving.
3. A number of direct
practice/application examples are
immediately given.
4. A number of rule aspects (for
example, form) can be more simply and
clearly explained than elicited from
examples

4. Disadvantages of Deductive Approach
1. Lack of students’ involvement
and struggle for understanding
2. Younger learners may not
able to understand the concepts.
4. The explanation is seldom as
memorable as other forms of
presentation
(for example, demonstration).

5. Example of Deductive Approach
1. Writing : for teaching procedure text.
Teacher explains the generic structure and language
feature first, then gives the example, and then gives
exercise/students’ activity, finally, students write
procedure text.
2. Speaking : for teaching expression of asking direction.
Teacher explains the expression, then gives the example,
and then gives exercise/students’ activity, finally students
speak using the expression.
3. Listening : for teaching expression of asking direction.
Teacher explains the expression, then gives the example
through listening and then gives exercise/students’
activity.

6. Implementation
Reading skill
•Understanding text type
•Understanding generic
structure

7. The legend of Beowulf
Orientation Once upon a time there was a horrible monster called Grendel. He was
half man and half monster. He lived in Denmark.
Complication One day he went to the king’s castle. The king and his men tried to kill the
monster but their swords were useless. A knight called Beowulf heard
about the problem and went to Denmark to help the king.
That night, Beowulf and his men took off their armour and put away their
sword and went to sleep. The monster came into the castle and killed a
knight. Beowulf woke up and fought the monster – he pulled off an arm!
Grendel went back to his home in a lake and died.
Resolution Grendel’s mother was a very angry and the next night, she went to the castle
and killed a knight.
Complication In the morning, Beowulf went to the lake. He killed the Grenderl’s mother
with a special sword. When he came back, the king was very happy and gave
him the present and money. Beowulf went back to his country and become
king. He was king for fifty years. But one day a dragon came to his country,
and it attacked people. It lived in a cave with treasure. The dragon was very
big and breathed fire. The knights were afraid and they did not fight the
dragon. King Beowulf was an old man but he put on his armour and went to
dragon’s cave with his men and fought the dragon.
Resolution In the end, King Beowulf fought against the dragon and it finally died.

8. Rearrange these jumble paragraph!
Snow White
Orientation A. Mean while, she seven dwarfs were coming home from work They went inside.
There they found Snow White sleeping. Then Snow White woke up she saw the
dwarfs said, “What is your name?”. Snow White said, “My name is Snow White”
And, one of the dwarfs, said, “If you wish, you my live here with us.” Snow White
said, “Oh could I? Thank you.” Then Snow White told the dwarfs the hole story and
snow white and the 7 dwarfs lived happily ever after.
Complication B. Then she saw this little cottage. She knocked but no one answered so she went
inside and fell asleep.
Resolution C. Once upon the time , there lives a little girl named Snow White.
Complication D. Snow White did not want her uncle and aunt to do this so she decided it would be
best if she ran away. The next morning she ran away into the woods
Resolution E. One day, she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving Snow White in the
castle because they both wanted to go to American and they didn’t have enough
money to take Snow White.
C-E-D-B-A

9. Comprehension check
1. Why did Snow White live with her Aunt and Uncle?
She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents were
dead
.
2. Why did her uncle and aunt not want to take her to America?
Because they did not enough money to take her to America
.
3. When did she run into the woods?
She run into the woods when her Aunt and Uncle were having
breakfast .
4. What was Snow White doing when the seven dwarfs came home?
She was sleeping when the seven dwarfs came home
.

10. Conclusion
Deductive Approach
(Rule-driven, top-down):
General Rule → Specific Examples → Practice

11. Thanks for your attention.

12. Some guidelines for when the rule is
presented. (Thornbury, 1999)
1. The rules should be true;
2. the rules should show clearly what limits are on the
use of a given form ;
3. the rules need to be clear;
4. the rules ought to be simple;
5. the rules needs to make use of concepts already
familiar to the learners; and
6. the rules ought to be relevant.
• Most importantly, when the rules are presented in the
deductive approach, the presentation should be
illustrated with examples, be short, involve students’
comprehension and allow learners to have a chance to
personalize the rule.