This document discusses language teaching and introduces concepts related to approaches, methods, and techniques in language education. It begins by stating the aim of today's lesson is to reflect on education and language education. It then asks questions about whether teachers are born or made and can teaching be taught. The document goes on to define key terms like approach, method, and technique, explaining that approaches reflect models or paradigms, methods are sets of procedures for teaching a language, and techniques are classroom activities. It encourages writing and reflection on what makes a good teacher.

1. Language teaching
and ALx
Enrique Arias Castaño

2. Today’s lesson
Aim: to reflect upon education and language education as first stage
Are teachers made or
born?
Let’s reflect upon that
Approach-method and
technique
Can you see the
difference?
Explification of theory of language and
theory of language learning.

3. Reflective practice!
+An introduction for
Future Language
teachers

4. “+A mediocre teacher tells,
+A good teacher explains,
+A superior teacher
+demonstrates…
+A great teacher inspires.
.

5. WRITE - REFLECT
What makes a GOOD teacher?
Who was your best teacher?
What did he/she do to make
learning easy?
How did he/she motivate you?

7. Are teachers born?
Are teachers made?
Or
Can teaching be taught?

8. A good teacher is…
Teaching is a …
skill
…made

9. A good teacher
wants to be…
… better

10. Freire, Maestro
esteta

11. Approaches and
methods

12. Approach – method - Technique
Approach reflects a certain model or research paradigm WHYWHY.
(Grammar-translation approach, reading approach,
communicative approach)
Method is a set of procedures, i.e a system that spells out rather
precisely how to teach a second or a foreign language.
Methods are typically compatible with one (Two) approaches.
HOWHOW (Silent way, Total Physical Response TPR, Suggestopedia)
Technique is classroom device or activity.
STEPSSTEPS (dictation, imitation, repetition,etc.)

13. What are Anthony’s
distinctions among approach,
method and technique?

14. Did you know 4.0?

15. Approach
Structural view – how the
language is approached-
coding
Functional view – semantic
and communicative-
meaning and functions of
the language.
Interactional theories
What are the psycholinguistic
and cognitive processes
involved in language
learning?
What are the conditions that
need to be met in order for
these leaning processes to be
activated?
Theories of language Theories of language
learning

16. +Exemplify a theory of
language with a subject in
the Licenciatura

17. Design
+Objectives – competences: language aims
+Content choices – syllabus
+Activities
+Learner roles
+Teacher roles
+Material
+Procedure

18. Procedure+Techniques
+The use of teaching activites (drills,
dialogues, information gaps activities, etc.)
+The use of teaching activities for practicing
language.
+The procedures and techniques used in
giving feedback to learners concerning the
form and content.

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