07.01.13 ~ Richard-Amato - Chapter 9
This chapter deals with the natural approach to teaching language, which was developed by Terrell and our friend Krashen. The four principles of this approach are comprehension comes before production (silent period, TPR), language production occurs in stages (the silent period, early speech, speech emergence and beyond), goals are communicative, and activities should help lower the "affective filter." I appreciated the section in this chapter that talked about how some foreign language teachers feel overburdened by the demands of this curriculum, in the sense that they are "trudging across campus with sacks filled with fruits to talk about and eat, dishes with which to set a table for an imaginary dinner..." I laughed at this image because I am sure we have all felt like this at some point or another. But of course it is still important to do those things!
This chapter deals with the natural approach to teaching language, which was developed by Terrell and our friend Krashen. The four principles of this approach are comprehension comes before production (silent period, TPR), language production occurs in stages (the silent period, early speech, speech emergence and beyond), goals are communicative, and activities should help lower the "affective filter." I appreciated the section in this chapter that talked about how some foreign language teachers feel overburdened by the demands of this curriculum, in the sense that they are "trudging across campus with sacks filled with fruits to talk about and eat, dishes with which to set a table for an imaginary dinner..." I laughed at this image because I am sure we have all felt like this at some point or another. But of course it is still important to do those things!
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