Slip When a student makes a language mistake that they are able to correct themselves
without help from the teacher.
Structural Approach A way of teaching which uses a
syllabus based on
grammatical structures . The
order that the language is presented is usually based on how difficult it is thought
to be.
Substitution drill In a
substitution drill the teacher provides a sentence and a different word or
phrase which the student must use (or
substitute ) in exactly the same structure,
e.g.
Teacher: I bought a book. Pen.
Student: I bought a pen.
Suggestopedia The theory underlying this method is that a language can be acquired only when
the learner is receptive and has no mental blocks. By various methods it is
suggested to the student that the language is easy - and in this way the mental
blocks to learning are removed
Task-based Learning (TBL) A way of teaching in which the teacher gives students meaningful
tasks to do. The
teacher may ask students to think about the language they have used to do the
tasks, but the main focus for students is on the task itself. Project work is
task-based.
Technique That which actually takes place in a classroom. It is a particular trick or
contrivance used to accomplish an immediate objective. Techniques must be
consistent with a method and therefore in harmony with an approach as well.
Transformation drill In a
transformation drill the teacher says a word or a sentence and the student
answers by changing the sentence into a new grammatical structure, e.g.
Teacher: I bought a pen.
Student: I didn’t buy a pen.