STEPPING ACROSS AND BEYOND METHODS: SOME PEDAGOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Social Science [English language]

Language teaching methods have influenced the way thousands of teachers have taught languages across the world. These methods starting with GTM (Grammar Translation Method) have steadily evolved and it is CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) that has gained currency in recent times. But no method is fool-proof. The fact that some language experts are beginning to talk about postmethod era foreshadows the presumption that the infatuation with methods is over. This paper proposes to formulate some ground rules to frame a working model for language teachers retrieving the best elements from the conventional methods and integrating them with some recent ideas. This paper is not activity driven, rather it is concept driven. Yet some practical tips have been offered for language teachers to make teaching more effective in classroom situation.

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