Kategóriák: Minden - engagement - vocabulary - pronunciation - translation

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Methods/approaches

Different language teaching methods have their own strengths and weaknesses. Natural approaches are particularly beneficial for beginners, emphasizing engagement, motivation, and listening skills, though they require teachers to have high proficiency.

Methods/approaches

Methods/approaches

Audiolingual

too strict error-correction
poor development of reading and writing skills
lack of variety in classroom activities
students might not understand what is going on at all
learning is contextualized
intensive drills improve memory skills of the learners
pronunciation is developed a lot since it's in focus

Grammar-Translation

poor students' interaction
listening and speaking skills aren't developed
much fewer activities that a teacher can use
sometimes the literal translation of a word is impossible
words are mostly learned in isolation
pronunciation isn't paid attention to
good development of reading and writing skills
a good start for those who has just started learning as they grasp better the basis of the language
the comparison between the native and target languages simplify the learning process
better understanding of a word through translation
grammar is studied in context

Natural

requires a high level of training and language proficiency from the teacher
mostly for beginners
lots of exposure => improving listening skills
contextualized learning
students learn from mistakes
engaging and motivating activities

Direct

MINUSES
as grammar is taught mostly inductively, sometimes students might not fully grasp the meaning and usage of a grammatical pattern
not every teacher is suitable - only native speakers or native-like
reading and writing skills are not equally developed with speaking and listening
PLUSES
the learning is always supported by visual aids, gestures, etc.
pronunciation and speaking are improved
students are usually given relevant everyday vocabulary