WHAT IS THE SILENT WAY - It is a method to language teaching designed to enable students to become independent, autonomous and responsible learners.
The Silent Way was created by Caleb GATTEGNO, Egyptian author in 1960s. - The Silent Way was created by Caleb GATTEGNO, Egyptian author in 1960s.
- Discovering and creating
- Phsical object
- Problem solving
- 1. the increase in intellectual potency
- 2. the shift from extrinsic to intrinsic rewards
- 3. the learning of heuristic by discovering
- 4. the aid to conserving memory
Benjamin Franklin APPROACH - THEORY OF LANGUAGE
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- structural view of language
- to learn grammar inductively
- propositional meaning
- vocabulary as a central dimension
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- THEORY OF LEARNING
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- cognitivism
- silence
- awareness
DESIGN - Objectives
- Syllabus
- Learning Activities
- Roles of Teachers
- Roles of Learners
- Materials
OBJECTIVES - Giving beginning level students oral and aural facility.
- Near-native fluency in the target language
- Correct pronunciation.
- Providing the learner with a basic practical knowledge of the grammar
SYLLABUS - No fixed syllabus
- Beginning with student knowledge
- Developing syllabus from easy to complex
LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Simple linguistic signs
- Charts, Fidel Charts, rods and other aids
- Responses to commands, questions and visual cues
ROLES OF LEARNERS ROLES OF TEACHERS - Being silent as much as possible
- Helping if necessary
- Focusing on the students’ perception
- Providing exercises to insure their facilities with language.
- Respecting the autonomy of the learners
MATERIALS - Metal Pointer (for teacher)
- Reading & Writing Exercises
- Color-sound charts
- Fidel chart
- Word chart
- Colored rods
PROCEDURE - Focusing on pronunciation
- Indicating stress, phrasing and intonation
- Practising sentence patterns, structure and vocabulary
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES - Studying in small groups
- Using only specific materials
- No creativity
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