A language teaching approach is a theory of linguistic education translated by a method into operative models, teaching material and the use of teaching tools. Associate the foreign language teaching approaches, on the right, to the propositions which characterize them, on the left.

(1) Formalist Approach

(2) Berlitz Approach

(3) Reading Approach

(4) Structuralist Approach

(5) Communicative Approach

( ) Related to the Audio-lingual Method, this approach grants no importance to cultural and communicative aspects of language. A deductive path is intended to enable the creation of automatic habit. Language is seen as a set of rules. The operative model is basically composed of short classes with structural tasks.

( ) This approach inspired many different methods, as the Situational Language Teaching, the Natural Way, the Total Physical Response, the Community Language Learning and Suggestopedia. Broadly speaking, there is an emphasis in the indirect, implicit and incidental learning of language.

( ) Related to the Direct Method, in which teaching/learning of languages happens through its exclusive use and meanings should be cleared with mimics and images. Language is viewed as a means for communication that carries on cultural models that should come forth spontaneously through the guidance of the ideal native speaker teacher.

( ) Related to the Grammar-Translation Method. Translation is the core of this approach to language teaching. It is based on Descriptive linguistic theory, according to which education consists in respecting the rules of the target language to attain the command of it.

( ) In this approach, priority granted to the reading ability. Students are autonomous to apprehend grammatical rules. Translation exercises are used and readings are controlled for difficulty.

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