SILENT WAY

WHAT I LIKED FROM MY METHOD?

The things that i really liked from this topic is that the students are the principal actors in this method because the teacher guides and monitor the students effort. when we talk about the students "effort" means, that they try to investigate and try to discover the target language by their own, without the help of the teacher because in this method teacher uses silence for multiple purposes. When the teacher uses silent, he wants to know if students are able to correct their own mistakes, and the students have to work hard and try to find their resources, in order to acquire or learn the target language. In other words, students have to discover the laguage by their own. 

The main features that a student should have in this method are: First, students have to be very observant. Students have to be very alert and focused in the classroom. Second , students must be willing to discover the language. students try to discover the language by their own way, using their own resources, and third, the student attitude needs to be positive.

Another thing that i liked is that the silent way method uses a whole set of materials, which can be use in the class. this activities are very dynamic because uses a lot of colorful charts that represent general topics.

WHAT I DID NOT LIKE FROM MY METHOD?

There are some things that i did not like from this method, because in silent way method the teacher is not seen as the principal actor in the process of learning. the teacher does not help the students when they are teaching something, they only show and show and the students have to learn by their own because teacher does not talk. This is one disadvantage because students have the responsability to learn the target language by their own resources without the help of the teacher. learning will depend on the student. Another thing that i do not like is that students works in isolation and communication is lacking badly in a silent way class.

WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE OTHER METHODS?

 

AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD:

I uderstood that this method emphasizes audio-lingual skills over reading and writing. In this method teacher uses dialogues and drills as the main tecniques. because they want to develop a good oral and listening skills. Nowadays, teachers use this method because It is an effective way in which students can learn the target language in a dynamic way because teachers use dialogues in order the students practice the target language. repetition in this method can sometimes be helpful. 

 

DIRECT METHOD: 

I understood that this method it emphasises language learning by direct contact with the foreign language in meaninful situations. The direct method follows the natural way of learning a language. the child acquires fluency in english speech. It is a good method because the principal thing is develop good pronunciation.