Chapter 3

THE PRESENT:AN INFORMED APPROACH

ELT

How about enlightened & eclectic

approach ?

It has been realized that there never was and probably never will a method for all, and the focus in recent years has been on the development of classroom tasks and activities which are consonant with what we know about second language acquisition, and which are also in keeping with the dynamics of the classroom itself.

Dr. David NUNAN(Australian Linguist)

Think about the dynamic teaching !

Pay attention to diffent colors…

What do you think ?

Did you want to add something like “But it depends on…” in almost every choice?

If so, you are on the way toward developing enlightened approach to language learning and teaching.

Get your approach considering…

Your experiences

Books you have read

Classroom observations

Your reflections

But keep in mind that

your approach

may differ on various issues

Communicative Language Teaching

• Communicative competence• Fluency• Authentic language• Functions• Productive use of language• Own learning• Dealing with the unrehearsed situations

KEEP IN MIND!

• Avoid overdoing certain CLT features not to cause an ignoring of forms, rules and principles of language organization.

Learner Centered Instruction

Learner needs,styles & goals

Group work, Strategy training etc.

Curricula

Student creativity

& innovationStudent`s sense of competence and self worth

Ownership of their learning

Cooperative & Collaborative Learning

“What does a single hand have? Two hands together give a sound.”A Turkish proverb

Cooperative & Collaborative Learning

Cooperative rather than competitive

Promoting intrinsic motivation

Group Works

Interactive Learning

Umit

Fadime

Zeynep

Omer

Fatma

Interactive LearningPair work & Group work

Comprehensible Input

Meaningful communication

Classroom tasks

Real world contexts

Oral communication

Whole Language Education

• Wholeness of language

Graphemes

PhonemesMorphemes

Words

Whole Language Education

• Interactions and Interconnections between

Oral LanguageWritten Language

• First language is acquired by perceiving the “wholes” before “parts”

Sentences & EmationsIntonation Patterns

• Language and Subject matter at the same time

Content-Based Instruction

• Intrinsic motivation & empowerment

Content-Based Instruction

• Own competence & autonomy

Content-Based Instruction

• Classwork is organized as a sequence of tasks

Task-Based Instruction

• Similar to real world problem solving & coping

Task-Based Instruction

• Authentic Texts

Task-Based Instruction

• Language in use focus on meaning

• Topic based tasks

Task-Based Instruction

• Final task with linguistic output

Finally;Your approach to language teaching is obviously the keystone to all your teaching methodology in the classroom.

Thank you for listening

Umit AKAR