This blog is a part of my task activity which was
given to us in paper of ELT-1.Click Here for task link.
Methods of English Language Teaching
There are several methods like The Direct Method,
Grammar Translation Method, Audio Lingual Method, Suggestopedia, Direct Method,
Total Physical Response and many more are used by teacher while teaching an
English language. As far as method of teaching is concerned, it keeps on
changing from one teacher to another. Method of teaching also plays a vital
role in grasping the attention of students. It may also happen that one student
may feel comfortable in learning with a particular method used by teacher while
the other one may also find it boring and not that much of attentive. Let’s
have a look on task questions….
1) Which method appealed you the most
from above given methods? Give Reasons.
From the various methods the
Total Physical Response (TPR) teaching appealed me the most. Total Physical
response is a language teaching method developed by James Asher.
It is well known said that,
Healthy mind lives in a healthy body
Of course, with the changing
of time this quote should have various interpretations. Here I am referring
this as in context of learning, if there is a certain kind of physical activities
which keeps the mind of student relax and as a result students can focus on
their subject of learning. This method also involves a physical activity on the
part of students, it has not involved that physical activity like a fitness
activity. In this method we can learn language with activities even with the
help of lots of fun. The most important fact is that, in this activity we can
find an equal participation of both students and teachers. As the ma’am already
mentioned about it in our class that, everyone can learn through this method
without age barrier as well as it also helps in enhancing our vocabulary. No
matter however hard the subject is, but this method may remain a class lively
and attentive.
2) Tell something about your favourite
method used by your teachers from School till PG. How is their method unique?
Learning through audio lingual method(Army method) is
quite interesting for me. As it puts more emphasizing in learning through listening
before writing and reading. Nowadays in era of technology and internet, it
allows us to learning through Youtube and flipped learning. And it also enhances
our listening and speaking skill as well as we can also improve our pronunciation
and grammar skill by learning through this method.
3) Tell something about the method you
didn’t like from school till PG. Give reasons.
During my school days teachers used to teach us
through the traditional Grammar Translation method. I
didn’t like this method from my school till the PG as it seems quite exam
oriented teaching method. Learning through only Grammar Translation Method do
not allow to come out from that pond of limited knowledge and equally limits our ability of pondering in ocean of
knowledge.
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