Methods of Teaching English

as a Foreign Language
Branch of applied Linguistics which deals with
teaching and learning of language. It is used
with regards to foreign or second language.
FL
A Foreign Language
SL
A SECOND LANGUAGE
EFL
English as a Foreign Language
In Armenian schools English as an
Academic subject is taught to
Armenian learners as a Foreign
Language
Before passing onto the study of the
main problems of a FLT we need to
highlight some basic terms
Methodology
an “Umbrella term” covering the pedagogical
practices.
It answers “How to teach” in general
Approach
a set of theories dealing with
the nature of language
teaching and learning
Method
a certain set of procedures which teaches
follow in the classroom to achieve objectives
TECHNIQUES
 Any of a wide variety of exercises
activities or devices used in the language
classroom for realising lesson objectives
Concept of FLT in Armenian Secondary
School
Level A1
Elementary School
Level
Level A2
Middle School Level
Level B1
High School Level
Relation of Methods of FLT to other
Sciences
Pedagogics
Psychology
Physiology
Linguistic

Pragmatics
Aims of FLT
Practical aim
Students acquire habits and skills in using a FL
to become effective communicators
Educational/Developmental
Students are supposed to develop
their mental abilities and
intelligence in the process of
learning a FL to become
knowledgeable and helpful people
Cultural
Students extend their knowledge of the world to
become competent communicators in cross
cultural settings
Content of FLT
 The core content of FLT involves (according to
National Educational standards)
Topics- referring to the main field of communication

Linguistic material- phonology, vocabulary, grammar

Speech material- speech samples patterns, fixed expressions,

phraseological units, texts.
Knowledge, habits and skills- the use of the target language
in written and spoken communication
Principles of FLT
Teaching, upbringing and development of students
through a foreign language should be student-
centered and actively based on an application of
communicative-cognitive approach
Teaching should be based on a wide socio-cultured
context and be directed towards the realisation of
cultural aims
The teaching of the language skills should be
integrated since they are interconnected and
interdependent
The choice of the organization of the
language and speech materials as well as the
shaping of skills and abilities should be
based on the structural- functional
approach
The whole system of teacher-student
collaboration should be supported by
teaching activities and strategies
The teaching process should have a stage by
stage structure
The whole system of teacher-student collaboration
should be supported by teaching activities and
strategies
The organization of the educational process
should ensure the formation of motivation
The use of the native language should be minimized
during foreign language lessons to create
communicative atmosphere
The text should contain information (sociocultural,
cultural) consistent with the students proficiency level
and interest
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