Teaching Methods

Developed by B. Sears
It was used in teaching and Latin and Greek. Using trasnlation to facilitate Learning in ESL classes.

Was born in Germany and France. Its creators were Berlitz and Sauze.
Its goal is to learn how to use a foreign language to communicate.

Creators were Harold Palmer and A.S Hornloy.
Developed the basic for a principled approach to methodology in language teaching. This approach focus on vocabulary and grammar control.

Is a method for foreign language teaching which emphasize the teaching of listening and speaking before reading and writing.

Created by Caleb Gattego.
It is a methodology of teaching language based on the idea that teachers should be as silent as possible during a class but learners should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible.

Created by the linguists Michael Halliday.
Is a language teaching approach based on the linguistic theory of communicative competence.

Creatted by Dr. James Asher
Language teaching method which built around the coordination of speech and action; it attemps to teach language trough physical (motor) activity.

By Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen.
Is believed to conform to the naturalistic principles found in sucessful second language acquisition. Focuses on Teaching communicative abilities.

Developed by the psychologist Georgi Lozanov.
Is a specific set of learning recommendation derived from suggestology.

By N. Prabhu.
Focus on the use of authentic language and on asking students to do meaninful task using target language.