Conclusion
As mentioned above in the introduction, three fundamental characteristics were the focal
point of our paper: method’s notion, teacher’s autonomy and sense of plausibility. All
were briefly discussed, but the essential point is that post method is an influential turning
point in the realm of language teaching. Despite all the well-founded counter-arguments
against post method pedagogy, it seems to compensate for the downside of methods.
Appreciation and scrupulous attention on specific culture and context of learning and
teaching, by itself, is of paramount prominence. Another key concept is that there is no
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restrictive set of principles and techniques for the teacher in the framework of a
particular method. It allows the instructor to develop his own approach and techniques
with respect to the setting in which he is performing. This leads to the autonomy of the
teacher. Feeling independent from fixed unrealistic assumptions, the teacher has the
opportunity to apply his own principled rules. Although this kind of teacher and teaching
environment sounds a bit ideal, we can look forward to desirable outcome if appropriate
teacher education infrastructure is prepared.
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Document Outline - Introduction
- Current state of language teaching field
- History of post method
- The notion of method
- Teacher’s autonomy
- Sense of plausibility
- Conclusion
- References
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