METHODOLOGICAL

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING

AND LEARNING ENGLISH

EUDED - UNFV
 OBJECTIVE
 To talk about the most important
theories on language learning
and teaching.
 RULES FOR THE
VIDEOCONFERENCE:
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during the whole videoconference.
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us know.
3. In the second part of the videoconference,
you must actively participate by answering
the first 3 questions using the chat or the
microphone.
Thanks a lot for your cooperation!
LEARNING THEORYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACowHxGEAUg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9hkK7NOAD0
WHAT IS A THEORY?
 THEORY

“ Theory is a system of
ideas intended to
explain something,
such as a single or
collection of facts,
events, or
phenomen(a)(on)”.
 INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES ON
LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING
“ There are many
Theories on Learning/
Teaching English as a
Foreign Language
Methodology.
Theories on language
learning and teaching
evolve from the fields
of Psychology and
Linguistics.”
LEARNING THEORIES
Learning Theories
are conceptual frameworks that
describe how information is
absorbed, processed, and
retained during learning which
brings together cognitive,
emotional, and environmental
influences and experiences for
acquiring, enhancing, or
making changes in one's
knowledge, skills, values, and
world views.
 LEARNING AND TEACHING
ENGLISH
The most important theories and
approaches involve in this
process of learning and teaching
English are:

 BEHAVIORISM
 THE AUDIO LINGUAL LANGUAGE
LEARNING APPROACH
 THE COMMUNICATIVE
APPROACH
 THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH
 THE LEXICAL APPROACH
 BEHAVIORISM

Part of the theory in

practice consists of
providing a stimulus to
cause a given response in a
repetitive manner. It
involved a lot of
Listen/Repeat Exercises,
Transformation Drills, and
Positive Reinforcement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvVaTy8mQrg
THE AUDIO LINGUAL LANGUAGE
LEARNING APPROACH
It represents a
combination of structural
linguistic and
behaviouristic theorems.
They start from the
premise that all
language learning rests
on the imitation and
reinforcement of the
spoken language forms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utfHFPC3ky8
 THE AUDIO LINGUAL METHOD
The Audio-Lingual Teaching
Methods include:

Pattern drills,
The exclusive use of the
target language in class, and
No toleration of errors
THE AUDIO LINGUAL METHOD
Besides,
New material is presented in
the form of a dialogue.
Little or no grammatical
explanations are provided.
Skills are sequenced.
Vocabulary is strictly limited
and learned in context.
There is abundant use of
language laboratories, tapes
and visual aids.
 THE COMMUNICATIVE
APPROACH

The communicative
approach is based on
the idea that learning
language successfully
comes through having
to communicate real
meaning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFKKkLkBcn0
 COMMUNICATIVE METHOD
• It focuses on language as a medium of
communication (A social purpose).
• It embraces a whole spectrum of
functions and notions
• Classroom activities maximize
opportunities for learners to use target
language in a communicative way for
meaningful activities.
• Emphasis on meaning rather than
form.
• Communicative approach is much
more learner-orientated, because it is
dictated by learners' needs and
interests.
COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH
• It includes pair work and
group work.
• It focuses on oral and
listening skills in the
classroom.
• Errors are a natural part of
learning language.
• Communicative approach
seeks to personalize
language and adapt it to
interests of learners.
• Use of idiomatic or everyday
language
THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH

Humanism would
concentrate upon the
development of the
learner's self-concept.
If the learner feels
good about him or
herself then that is a
positive start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDs3xUrlyII
 THE LEXICAL APPROACH
The Lexical Approach
can be summarized in
a few words:
“Language consists not
of traditional grammar
and vocabulary but
often of multi-word
prefabricated
chunks”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrkJOZeKOvM
 QUESTIONARIE
1. What are learning theories?

2. Based on your experience, which theory do you

think it is the most important? Why?
3. What is the difference between The Audio-
Lingual Method and the Communicative
Approach?
 QUESTIONARIE
4.Based on the first video, what is Behaviorism?

5.The Audio-Lingual method represents a

combination of structural linguistic and
behaviouristic theorems, what do you think that
means?

6. Based on the Lexical Approach, which one is

more important: Lexis or Grammar?