A BRIEF HISTORY OF LANGUAGE TEACHING

Introduction

The history of language teaching methods,provide aa background for discussion  of contemporary methods and suggests the issues we will refer to in analyzing these methods.

The English language teaching tradition has been subject to tremendous change, especially throughout the twentieth century. Perhaps more than any other discipline, this tradition has been practiced, in various adaptations, in language classrooms all around the world for centuries.

While the teaching of Maths or Physics, that is, the methodology of teaching Maths or Physics, has, to a greater or lesser extent, remained the same, this is hardly the case with English or language teaching in general. As will become evident in this short paper, there are some milestones in the development of this tradition, which we will briefly touch upon, in an attempt to reveal the importance of research in the selection and implementation of the optimal methods and techniques for language teaching and learning.

Many theories about the learning and teaching of languages have been proposed. These theories, normally influenced by developments in the fields of linguistics and psychology, have inspired many approaches to the teaching of second and foreign languages.

The characteristics of grammar translation method:

 Foreign language teaching method derived from the classical sometimes called traditional method of teaching Greek and Latin.

The method requires students to translate whole texts word for word and memorize numerous grammatical rules and exceptions enormous vocabulary lists.

The goal of this method is to be able to read and translate literary masterpieces and classics.

Classes were conducted in the native language. 

 A chapter in a distinctive textbook of this method would begin with a massive bilingual vocabulary list.

Conclusion                                                                           

A method, on the other hand, refers to a specific instructional design or system based on a particular theory of language and of language learning. It contains detailed specifications of content, roles of teachers and learners, and teaching procedures and techniques. It is relatively fixed in time and there is generally little scope for individual interpretation. Methods are learned through training. The teacher's role is to follow the method and apply it precisely according to the rules.

However, methods offer some advantages over approaches.

Names:

Guadalupe Estevez

Guadalupe Centeno

The source of information

Brown,R.1973,A first language. Cambridge:Harvard UniversityPress

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