4. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE STUDENTS' NATIVE LANGUAGE?
The habits of the students' native language are thought to interfere with the students' attempts to master the target language. Therefore, the target language is used in the classroom, not the students' native language. A contrastive analysis between the students' native language and the target language will reveal where a teacher should expect the most interference.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEACHING/LEARNING PROCESS
New vocabulary and structural patterns are presented through dialogs.
Dialogs– learning through imitation and repetition
Positively reinforced
Grammar is induced from the examples.
WHAT AREAS OF LANGUAGE ARE EMPHASIZED? WHAT LANGUAGE SKILLS ARE EMPHASIZED?
Vocabulary is kept to a minimum while the students are mastering the sound system and grammatical patterns.
The natural order of skills presentation is adhered to : listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
The oral/aural skills receive most of the attention .
DEAL WITH ERRORS
Students errors are to be avoided if at all possible through the teacher’s awareness of where the students will have difficulty and restriction of what they are taught to say.
