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Chapter 4

BASIC PRINCIPLES
Contributory Areas of Knowledge
Linguistics

sociolinguistics psycholinguistics

applied linguistics

Sociology Theory and practice psychology


of EFL teaching

pedagogy
Contributory Areas of Knowledge

Sociolinguistics - descriptive
Linguistics - the study of of language
itself. study of the effect of any and all
aspects of society, including
Sociology -fundamental laws of social
relations, institutions, etc. cultural norms, expectations, and

Psychology - the science of human context, on the way language is

and animal behavior used, and society's effect on


language
Psycholinguistics - the study of the relationship between
language and the cognitive or behavioral characteristics of
those who use it.

Applied Linguistics - interdisciplinary field of linguistics


which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-
related real-life problems.

Pedagogy - art or science of teaching; education;


instructional methods.
Field of Pedagogy

Classroom Management - a term teachers


use to describe the process of ensuring that
classroom lessons run smoothly without
disruptive behavior from students compromising
the delivery of instruction
Questioning techniques - heavily used, and thus
widely researched, teaching strategy. Research
indicates that asking questions is second only to
lecturing. Teachers typically spend anywhere from 35 to
50 percent of their instructional time asking questions
Lesson Planning - teacher's detailed description of the course of
instruction or " learning trajectory" for a lesson. A daily lesson plan
is developed by a teacher to guide class learning.

Teaching Strategies - refer to methods used to help students learn


the desired course contents and be able to develop achievable
goals in the future. Teaching strategies identify the different
available learning methods to enable them to develop the right
strategy to deal with the target group identified.
“Educating the mind
without educating the heart
is no education at all.”

-Aristotle
THANKS

Prepared by: Jackielyn B. Pareño

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