English language teaching

Characteristics (take that of the Silent Way as an example)

• The students have to be fully alert to make the most of what the teacher says to play the major part in the learning.
• Various aids are used as simple pointers, or to make shapes, helping the learners de-duce the meanings for themselves.
• The method has many traditional aspects, including use of traditional structural sylla-buses.

ii. Task-based Teaching

• Task-based teaching has become a subject of keen contemporary interest, and different task-based approaches exist today. One underlying principle holds for all the approaches – to place the emphasis firmly on activities or tasks that learners do in class. One thing should be men-tioned is that, there are a number of features that will make tasks more or less difficult. So that we can progressively give our learners tasks where there are more and more things to think about, and consequently less and less attention available for form.

Ⅶ. Summary

• i. Comparison of Different Teaching Method
• Figure 1. Teacher & Learner Roles in Different Teaching Methods

Method	Teacher’s Roles	Learner’s Roles
Situational language Teaching	Context Setter Error Corrector	Imitator Memorizer
Audio-lingualism	Language Modeler Drill Leader	Pattern Practicer Accuracy Enthusiast
Communicative Language Teaching	Needs Analyst Task Designer	Improviser Negotiator
Total Physical Response	Commander Action Monitor	Commander Action Monitor
Community Language Learning	Counselor Paraphraser	Collaborator Whole Person
The Natural Approach	Actor Props User	Guesser Immerser
Suggestopedia	Auto-hypnotist Authority Figure	Relaxer True-Believer