Comunicative Methods

Direct method

Use only the target language

Grammar-translation method

Expression rule and perfomance

focus on question-answer patterns

Teachers' role

Teachers ask questions of any type

Teachers choose a grade-appropiate

Correct pronunciation and grammar were emphasized

Teachers may also ask the students questions

Students' role

The students take turn reading sections of a passage

Student self-correction

Conversation practice

Paragraph writing

Features

Inductive teaching

Centrality of spoken language

No traslation

Concept are taught by means of objects

Materials

Text

Audio

Dialogues

Activities

Question/answer exercise

Dictation

Reading aloud

Paragraph writing

Audiobilingual method

Adquisition grammar

Adquisition vocabulary

Grammatical competence

Linguistic competence

Communicative competence

Teachers' role

Lessons have communicative aims

Lessons aims

Teach the four skills

Geniune comunication

Facilitator in the learning process

Students' role

Genuine use the language

Fluency and accurace practice

Features

Real comunications

Interactions

Real situations

Materials

Lesson plan

Worksheet

Activities

Student-student interactions

Role plays

Information-gap activities

Jigsaw activities