Jumat, 04 April 2008

Method in Teaching language

Summary of TEFL/TESOL

Created by: Syamsul Arief. G

Audio Lingual Method

. Characteristics.

1. Comprehension of dialogs.

2. Native speaker.

3. Using target language

4. The use of audiovisual equipment like picture, tape or realia.

. Strength.

1. This method focus in L2.

2. The student can master the lesson.

3. Good pronunciation and so much vocabulary.

. Weakness.

1. By using this method continually, students will be bored.

2. Must be taught by the Native speaker.

Community Language Learning

. Characteristics.

1. Conversation.

2. Humanistic approaches.

3. Small group tasks.

. Strength.

1. Make the students to be creative in expressing their idea.

2. The teacher is the motivator and an advisor for the students.

3. Student can share their idea with another student by using the target.

4. The teacher is a partner for the student.

. Weakness.

1. The teacher is the person who knows about psychology.

2. The shy student will get the problem with this method.

Total Physical Response

. Characteristics.

1. Speaking with an action.

2. Using authentic material.

3. More communicative.

4. The teacher has to be an active teacher.

. Strength.

1. It is a good method for building vocabulary.

2. The learners are more active by speaking

3. This method is effective for children and adults.

. Weakness.

1. Lack of spelling.

2. The class situation depends on the teacher. If the teacher is not active, it will be problem.

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. Characteristics.

1. Using music.

2. Comfortable situation.

3. Arrangement of the classroom.

4. Decoration and furniture.

5. Limited student.

. Strength.

1. The situation of study is more comfortable because supported by the arrangement of the classroom.

2. The teacher is the professional teacher.

3. The learners can study effectively because there is no so much crowded.

4. This method is not a boring method.

. Weakness.

1. This method is an expensive method.

2. The music will be the problem for the student who doe not like to hear that.

Communicative Language Teaching

. Characteristics.

1. Divided into strong version and weak version.

2. Using authentic material.

3. The syllabus based on the communicative approaches.

4. Problem solving

. Strength.

1. Increasing vocabularies

2. Using authentic materials and realia.

3, The Student is able to communicate by using L2.

. Weakness.

1. The method is not focus in one material.

2. It is not quite easy to find the authentic material that related to the topic study.

Silent way

. Characteristics.

1. Using chart wooden cliff.

2. This method uses color charts and colored Cuisenaire rods.

3. Focus is pronunciation.

. Strength.

1. The method makes the student more creative.

. Weakness.

1. Lack of grammar.

2. Confusing method

3. It can be used the children.

Grammar Translation Method

. Characteristics.

1. Reading and writing.

2. Translating one language to the target language.

3. Grammar is taught deductively.

. Strength.

1. The students can be the master of grammar.

2. The students can translate the language.

. Weakness.

1. It is a boring method for the students who do not like to learn about grammar.

2. The student will get the problem to communicate with the foreigner

Natural Approach

. Characteristics.

1. Focus on second language acquisition

2. Comprehension and meaningful communication.

3. Using the target language.

. Strength.

1. The method can be elected with another method.

2. The system of study by combining between the native language and the target language.

. Weakness.

1. There is no feed back between student and the teacher.

2. Lack of grammar

Direct Method

. Characteristics.

1. Using the target language.

2. Based on the situation syllabi.

3. The grammar taught inductively.

4. Using realia

. Strength.

1. The student can communicate by using the target language.

2. There is the combining between reading, listening, writing, and speaking.

. Weakness.

1. There is no task book.

2. The teacher has to be the creative person.

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