martes, 23 de octubre de 2012

PRACTICA 2: PUBLICACIÓN DE SLIDESHARE

PRACTICA 1: TEXTO E IMAGEN

The  Direct Method


         The Direct Method, also called Natural Method, was established in Germany and France around 1900. It appeared as an answer to the shortcomings of the Grammar Translation Method. It is a method for teaching foreign languages that uses the target language, discarding any use of mother tongue in the classroom. As teachers became frustrated with the students inability to communicate orally, they began to experiment with new techniques. The idea was that foreign language teaching must be carried out in the same way people learn their mother tongue!


Advantages


Clearly the Direct Method is a shift away from the Grammar Translation Method. One of its positive points is that it promises to teach the language and Not about the language. More advantages can be listed as follows:
  • It is a natural method which teaches language the same way the mother tongue is acquired. Only the target language is used and the learning is contextulized.
  • Its emphasis on speech made it more attractive for those who have needs of real communication in the target language.
  • It was one of the first methods to introduce the teaching of vocabulary through realia.

The method

  • Translation is completely banished from any classroom activity. Classroom activities are carried out ONLY in the target language.
  • Oral teaching comes before any other kind of reading and writing activities.
  • Use of chain activities accompanied by verbal comments like: I go to the door. I open the door. I close the door. I return to my place. I sit down. (called the Gouin series)
  • Grammar is taught inductively. (i.e. having learners find out rules through the presentation of adequate linguistic forms in the target language.)
  • Use of  realia to teach concrete vocabulary. Abstract vocabulary is taught through association if ideas.
  • Emphasis is put on correct pronunciation and grammar.
  • Teaching through modeling and practice.