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The Nature of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching - Richards &…
The Nature of Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching - Richards & Rodgers
Natural Approach
A method of foreign language teaching which aims to apply the principles of natural language acquisition into classroom.
Enhace communication skills
It focus on helping beginners to become intermediate
The primacy of meaning
Principles of Nature Approach
The teacher is the source of the learners input.
Errors are tolerated at certain level providing, that they do nothinder or block the meaning
Advocating the use of TPR activities
Delaying production until speech emerges
Learners should be relaxed as possible in classroom
Providing understandable input that is little beyond the learners' level
Comprehensible input is crucial for triggering the acquisition of language
Advantages
The use of target language
Following a logical/ rationale order.
A heavy stress is on meaning and vocabulary
Attempting to reduce the learner's inhibition
Procedures & Techniques
Error correction should be minimized
Visual aids
Creating the ground for learners/ lowering the affective filter
Complex games, role plays, opened dialogs and discussions
Demostrating using body language
Group activities
Delaying production until speech emerges
TPR activities (Commands & Interrogatives)
Weakness
The notion of "Silent Period"
How does a teacher manage such silent class effectively
Error treatment
Little emphasis was given to grammar analysis
Learners are passive at certain level
The type of input to provide
Relation with TPR
Learning through actions - learning through imperative, interrogative and command mood.
The "Silent Period" like child language acquisition, second language learners need a silent phase at which they receive understandable input.
By: Ivan Castillo Peña