Teaching Methodologies

Grammar Translation

• Develop literary mastery of the second language.
• Memorization
• Memorization of paradigms, patterns and vocabulary.
• Nowadays is still popular.
• Language as a code
• Reading, writing, translations, grammar rules

Direct Method

• Develop the using of language using no translation.
• Communicating
• Question and answer dialogues
• L1 is not allowed
• Learn as a child
• No translation
• Natural environment

Audio Lingual Method

• Develop speaking ability through audio.
• Dialogue memorization and pattern drills.
• Repetition
• Rarely used in nowadays
• Behaviorist
• Based on linguistic and psychological theory.
• Students are conditional to respond correctly and immediately.

Communicative Language Method

• Seeks to produce communicatively competent language learners.
• If the students interact with second language speakers using real life subject matter, the language will acquired subconsciously.
• Many approaches involved.

My conceptions

• Develop the using of language using the certain method, according to the student abilities.
• Dialogues, communicating and writing.
• Reading

Motivation

Motivation is defined as the learner’s orientation with regarded to the goal of learning a second language.

Instrumental motivation

Wanting to learn a language for the purpose of obtaining some concrete goals such as a job, graduation, or the ability to read academic materials. This form of motivation is thought to be less likely to lead to success than integrative motivation.

Integrative motivation

When students want to learn a language to become part of a speech community (integrate). People who immigrate to new countries are some examples of people who may want to identify with the community around them. An important aspect of this form of language learning is using language for social interaction. This form of motivation is thought to produce success in language learners. This is often compared to instrumental motivation.

Motivation is an important factor in L2 achievement. For this reason it is important to identify both the type and combination of motivation that assists in the successful acquisition of a second language. At the same time it’s necessary to view motivation as one of a number of variables in an intricate model of interrelated individual and situational factors which are unique to each language learner.

References

http://boggleswordels.com/glossary
http:faculty.uccb.ns.ca/pmacintyre/research_pages/journals/motivation_language1991.pdf