TEACHERS COURSE

LEVEL 1
TEACHING
METHODOLOGIES

PRESENTED BY: IRAN CAPETILLO

AUDIO-LINGUAL
METHOD
 CHARACTERISTICS:
Separation of language skills into listening, speaking, reading
and writing, with emphasis on the teaching and speaking
before reading and writing

 Use of dialogues as the chief means of presenting the

language

 Emphasis on certain practice techniques:

mimicry, memorization and pattern drills;

Discouraging the use of the mother tongue in the

classroom
PROS
It makes language teaching
possible to large groups of
learners.
It develops oral ability.
The use of visual aids is effective
in vocabulary learning.
It makes pronunciation a focal
point
 CONS
Only language form is considered,
while meaning is neglected.
It is a teacher dominated method.
The learner is in a passive role, the
learner has little control over the
learning.
It does not pay attention to
communicative competence.
TEACHER’S
REQUIREMENTS
Native speaker or excellent
pronunciation.
Time preparation of visual aids
and audio
TOTAL PHYSICAL
RESPONSE
 CHARACTERISTICS:
Use of body-language
conversations.
Using of mimic to make students
understand in a more natural way.
It uses vocabulary connected to
actions.
 PROS
It’s fun, studentes enjoy learning time
It helps students to remember
phrases or words
It can be used in large or small
groups
It doesn’t require a lot of
preparation or materials
It involves both left and right brained
activity
CONS
Some students may find
it embarrasing
It’s more suitable for
beginners
If used a lot can
become repetitive
TEACHER’S
REQUIREMENTS
 Teacher needs to take the
role of a parent
 Must have game skills
 Must be energetic
COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE
TEACHING
 CHARACTERISTICS:
It involves interaction between
teacher and students
It requires conversation among
students
It uses role-play, interviews and
group work as supportive methods
 PROS
It is much more pupil oriented
Meaningful language is more easily
retained by learners
Students aquire grammar rules as a
necesity to speak
It’s more proficient and efficient
CONS
It is focused on fluency
but not accuracy
This approach is not
focused on error
reduction, so it produces
grammatically incorrect
sentences
TEACHER’S
REQUIREMENTS
 Teacher must become another
element in the class, not the
main one
 It is necessary that the
teacher changes from class-
dominator to class-supporter
TASK BASED
LANGUAGE
LEARNING
 CHARACTERISTICS:
Learning revolves around the
completion of meaningful tasks
The main focus is the authentic use
of language for genuine
communication
It relates language to real world
activities
 PROS
It gives student a different way of
understanding the language as a tool
instead of an specific goal
It can bring teaching from abstract
knowledge to real world application
CONS
There is no acquisition of
new grammar
Some students need
more guidance
Students use a lot of L1in
completing the tasks
TEACHER’S
REQUIREMENTS
 Having time to prepare
materials
 Teacher must be ready to be a
source of information