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"In terms of the things that are negative about it, we've already said that it doesn't develop speaking but perhaps the biggest negative point about this particular methodology is that it's very unnatural. Ok, so despite the criticisms of this particular method, and particularly the fact that is unnatural, this particular methodology was in use all the way through the 17th, 18th and 19th century and indeed it's still in use today. However, Gouin in the 1880s and Berlitz in the early 1900s decided that this particular methodology was so unnatural that they wanted to come up with something new. The method that they came up with, they called the direct method. You will also sometimes see it as the natural method. What these two people were saying is that if we wish to learn a language then we should try to recreate the conditions that we learn our native language in and this is what the natural methodology tried to do."
Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.
Fluency and accuracy play a big part in determining how well the students can speak and write. As teachers, we are concerned with how well a student can correctly produce the language and how well they are able to hold steady communication. To be able to see communication in action, students must be encouraged to interact with each other and with the teacher. Feedback from the teacher is valuable as it can help the students with their productive skills.This unit deals with questions on what makes a good teacher, a look at the different roles a teacher takes during a class (manager, organiser, assessor, prompter, participant, tutor, facilitator, model and observer), then moves on to what makes a good learner, and the levels of learners (general terminology and the Council of Europe levels) and learner motivation. Personally the main aspects I've learnt are the separation of different roles of a teacher.
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