Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching

by Larsen-Freeman, Diane

• ISBN13: 9780194355742
• ISBN10: 0194355748
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book provides a practical overview of the most important methods in the field. Readers are drawn into classrooms where various teaching methods and approaches are being used. They are encouraged to reflect on their own beliefs and to develop their own approach to language teaching.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
To the Teacher Educator	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
The Grammar-Translation Method	11	(12)
The Direct Method	23	(12)
The Audio-Lingual Method	35	(18)
The Silent Way	53	(20)
Desuggestopedia	73	(16)
Community Language Learning	89	(18)
Total Physical Response	107	(14)
Communicative Language Teaching	121	(16)
Content-based, Task-based, and Participatory Approaches	137	(22)
Learning Strategy Training, Cooperative Learning and Multiple Intelligences	159	(18)
Conclusion	177	(14)
Appendix	191