TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH The direct method

The Direct Method... Objectives of the teachersSs should learn:  how to communicate in the target language L2  how to think in L2... How grammar is taught Inductively examples & drill

The Direct Method

1 Objectives of the teachers

Ss should learn:

 how to communicate in the target

language (L2)

 how to think in L2

2 Teacher’s & Learners’ roles

 Teacher’s role:

- Directing all of the class activities

- Being a partner of the learners

 Learners’ role:

- Active participants

3 The role of L1 & Interactions

 The role of L1: not permitted

 Interactions

- The teacher  Students

- Students The teacher

- Students Students

4 How vocabulary is taught

Meaning of vocabulary is demonstrated through the use of:

5 How grammar is taught

 Inductively (examples & drills)

 Ss are expected to discover & acquire

the rules

 Drills like chain drills, yes/no question,

question drills help Ss induce the rules

6 Language skills/areas

 Skills: reading, writing, speaking & listening

from the start as oral communication is

seen as a basic Reading/Writing based

upon what Ss practice orally first

 Areas: pronunciation receives attention from

the beginning of the course Vocabulary is

emphasized over grammar

7 Materials & Syllabus

 Materials:

- Reading passages (for topics)

- Dialogues & plays (for situations)

 Syllabus:

- Situational

- Topical

8 Teaching Techniques

 Reading aloud

 Question-answer exercise

 Ss’ self-correction

 Conversation practice

 Fill-in-the-blank exercise

 Dictation & drawing (for listening practice)

 Paragraph writing

9 How language & culture are viewed?

 Language: primarily spoken, not

written everyday speech in L2

 Culture: the history of the people

speaking L2, the geography of the

country where L2 is spoken &

information about the daily life of the

10 How Ss’ errors are treated?

 Various techniques employed by the

teacher

 Getting Ss to self-correct wherever

possible

QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS

1 Explain the difference between deductive

and inductive treatments of grammar

2 What are some of the characteristics of the

Direct Method that make it so distinctive

from the Grammar-Translation Method?

3 What are some advantages &

disadvantages of the Direct Method if it is used by high school teachers in Vietnam?