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Teaching Method Timeline

  • The direct Method

    The direct Method
    Arrived at the end of the nineteenth century, was product of the reform movement which was reacting to the restrictions of grammar-translation. This connections between meanings or objects in the student's native language and English, without translation. teachers and students use English exclusively in class, with new material demonstrated through actions or images.
  • Audiolingual Method

    Audiolingual Method
    The material is presented in dialogues, it depends on memorizing phrases, the structures are taught one by one, repetition is used and recordings are used.
  • Silent Way

    Silent Way
    Created by Caleb Gattego.
    It is a language teaching methodology based on the idea that teachers should be as quiet as possible during a class, but students should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible
  • Total Response

    Total Response
    This method implements the teaching of the second language through the combination of speech (oral language) and action; proposes to generate language learning through physical activities.
  • Communicative Language learning

    Communicative Language learning
    Created by Michael Halliday. It constitutes the predominant approach to teaching second languages, the fundamental merit of the communicative approach lies in seeing the language as a means of communication for which it is necessary for students to be able to express themselves fluently and appropriately outside the classroom, that is, focuses on the development of communicative competence.
  • Suggestopedia

    Suggestopedia
    It arose in the 70s by Georgi Lozanoz, this method focuses on the student, respects the learning rhythms and offers different teaching alternatives
  • Grammar- Translation Method

    Grammar- Translation Method
    In the nineteenth century moves were made to bring foreing lenguages.
    this gave rise to the grammar- Translation method, It consists of learning grammar rules, memorizing vocabulary, verb conjugations, translation of texts and written exercises.
  • Task Based Language

    Task Based Language
    Developed by. N. Prabhu. Seeks to solve or do an activity which involves a certain problem to be solved. Written or oral reports of the activity are made.
  • The Lexical Approach

    The Lexical Approach
    Created by Michael Lewis. This approach makes a distinction between vocabulary - traditionally conceived as individual words - and lexis that includes not only isolated words but also combinations of words that we store in our lexicon.