Maria Jesus Arriola Monge

Action - Oriented Communicative Grammar Total Physical

Approach Approach Translation Response Silent Way
Method
Concept of Concept of Concept of Concept of Concept of
learning: learning: learning: learning: learning:

Students are active Requires Read literature. Learning a Using sounds

agents responsible developing Translate literature language means correctly to
for their own communicative to mother tongue. responding to communicate.
progress. competence. commands,
Concept of experiences and Concept of
Concept of Concept of language: physical language:
language: language: movement.
Language: Self-expression.
Communication. Need to perform Literature. Concept of Creation of
certain functions. Grammatical rules. language: student.

Skills emphasized: Skills emphasized: Skills emphasized: First action, then Skills emphasized:
language.
PBL / All skills are Reading and Language: Listening, speaking
communication. important and are Writing. No commands, and writing.
worked on since speaking. imperatives.
Role of mother the beginning. Role of mother
tongue: Role of mother Skills emphasized: tongue:
Role of mother tongue:
Prior knowledge. tongue: Listening and It has no role.
Active use of the Speaking (Reading
Vocabulary: It has no role mother tongue. and Writing not so Vocabulary:
Set within Translation. much).
everyday life Role of grammar: Vocabulary: Very important,
scenarios. Role of mother concrete concepts.
Errors are tolerated Complex. Taught of tongue:
form of lists and Role of grammar:
Role of grammar: Role of isolated words. It has no role (in
pronunciation: Spanish). No explicit
Neccesary yet Role of grammar: grammar
insufficient. Communication is Vocabulary: instruction.
essential, but they It’s very important
Role of can make mistakes in translation Link between Role of
pronunciation: exercises. speech and action. pronunciation:
Role of the teacher: Grammar rules: It has a very
Facilitating deductively. important role. Errors are
communication. A guide and tolerated.
facilitator Role of Role of grammar:
Role of the teacher: pronunciation: Role of the teacher:
Role of the student: There is no focus
Helps the learner It has no role. on grammar. It is A silent guide.
to become Active agents written to create a
autonomous. Role of the teacher: connection Role of the student:
Examples of between oral-
Role of the student: classroom Model. Authority. written words. Autonomous.
activities: Source of all Makes use of words
Is a member of knowledge. Role of he/she knows.
society that Feedback pronunciation:
process previous Role plays Role of the student: Examples of
knowledge. Not important classroom
Imitator. because errors are activities:
Examples of Translator. not tolerated.
classroom Fidel charts,
activities: Examples of Role of the teacher: repetition, rods and
 classroom writing exercises.
Playing games of activities: Director. Model of
cards. language and
Worksheets. actions.
Obtaining Reading stories.
conditions by Riddles. Translating Role of the student:
negotiation. exercises. Written
tests. Imitator. Active
learner.

Examples of
classroom
activities:

Simon Says.
Charades.
Basic role-plays.