Chapter 4: Constituents and Categories of Methods

There are many conceptions about the words principles and procedures in the field of language, learning, and teaching because they have changed over time. At the beginning of language teaching the approach, method, methodology, and techniques were based on the theories written by experts. Later, the focus changed to design and procedures because it allowed finding the boundaries between these terms. Then, the role of teacher started to be essential to become the mediator among principles (method and design), procedures (techniques and methodology) and context.  These changes through the time have helped to evolve the relationship between language learning and language teaching, to comprehend the learner as a person and to give the importance to the teacher in the classroom as an indispensable part of the process. In conclusion, we can say that as we experience and apply one method at a time we can take in what is best of it, and in that way build our framework.

Chapter 5: Language-centered methods

Vocabulary

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