ELT METHODS GROUP MEMBERS: ALIA, NARJIHAH AND SAFURA. NO CONCEPT 1.

Suggestopedia FOCUS SKILL Listening and speaking ADVANTAGES Increase oral fluency Provide lower class anxiety DISADVANTAGES No advanced comprehension technique) Not acceptable by all school @ culture Chairs and music cant 100% provide understanding Not so appropriate for higher level of learners SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT Use current music to increase pupils interest Use wide and conducive place/room.

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Total physical response (TPR)

Listening and speaking

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Audio lingual method (ALM)

Listening and speaking

Assist in teaching 2nd language Working well with mixedability class (kinaesthetic learners) Increase memorization of vocabulary Accurate pronunciation and grammar Able to respond quickly in practical situation Good for beginners

For higher level learners, try to focus on content, but still include a little bit of kinaesthetic activities

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The silent way

Produce independent learners

Drilling too much which may cause pupils to feel bored Less creativity among the pupils Not so suitable for advanced learners Pupils might misunderstand the instructions from the

Provide a few simple oral instructions instead of just depending on the teachers

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Communicative language teaching

Listening and speaking

Focus on communication Use authentic material (real life situation) Creative construction

teacher Some pupils cannot guess what the teachers is trying to convey Grammatical errors not being corrected immediately

actions

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Communicative language learning

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Grammar translation method (GTM)

Reading Writing

Pupils able to decide their own learning environment Create good rapport among teacher and pupils Create safe and secured learning environment Can be used to weak pupils who have to basic in English Focus on accuracy

Time consuming (need to know all pupils feelings and interests)

Do not neglect the grammar correction. If the errors are not being corrected immediately, try to provide some time to explain the mistakes that the pupils had done.

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Direct method

Listening and speaking

Need a lot of time and effort to prepare teaching materials (selection, grading or controlled presentation of

Lack communication ability Less fluency Authoritarian learning through teachers power Reduce thinking process Not all teachers were proficient enough in the foreign language It rejects the use of the printed word

Teacher can also translate meaning through paralinguistic features instead of direct translation of mother tongue

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Task based learning (TBL)

10. Lexical approach

Listening and speaking Reading Writing Reading Speaking

vocabulary and structures) to suit learners. An effective way in creating learners to be competent in using the target language communicatively Learner-centered Language used for authentic purposes Interesting activities Include repetition which could enhance the pupils memorization First and se co nd language comparisons and translation are carried out chunk-forchunk rather than word-for-word and this is aimed at raising language awareness

Need a lot of time and effort to prepare teaching materials (selection, grading or controlled presentation of vocabulary and structures) to suit learners. Difficult for traditional approach learner Provide interesting and varieties of activities Try to enhance the pupils creativity