Language Teaching - Is There Anything in It?

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Teachers have been using different methods to teach languages for centuries. But new research shows that some of the techniques are based on common sense. Teachers say they look back at these methods now and sort of laugh at them a little bit.

768. English Teaching Methodologies (with Gabriel Clark)

Gabriel Clark from clarkandmiller.com joins me to discuss a short history of teaching methodology in the world of TEFL. The direct method, the grammar translation method, The Audio Lingual Method, the Structural Approach, Suggestopedia, Total Physical Response, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT), The Silent Way, Community Language Learning, Task Based Language Learning, The Lexical Approach and dogme style - all these get described and discussed. Learn how English teachers teach you English!

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