Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching Book

Acknowledgments vii

List of Acronyms viii

To the Teacher Educator ix

1 Introduction 1

2 The Grammar-Translation Method 13

3 The Direct Method 25

4 The Audio-Lingual Method 35

5 The Silent Way 51

6 Desuggestopedia 71

7 Community Language Learning 85

8 Total Physical Response 103

9 Communicative Language Teaching 115

10 Content-based Instruction 131

11 Task-based Language Teaching 149

12 The Political Dimensions of Language Teaching and the Participatory Approach 165

13 Learning Strategy Training, Cooperative Learning, and Multiple Intelligences 181

14 Emerging Uses of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning 199

15 Conclusion 219

Glossary 237

Index 245