Language teaching approaches and methods have cast light on the language teaching theory and practice. There are still many controversies about their usefulness and appropriateness. This paper tries to analyze their effectiveness and weakness of several most influential teaching approaches and methods: Grammar-translation Method, Direct Method,…

IF AN EFFORT WERE MADE TO HAVE STUDENTS CONTINUALLY HEAR AND PRODUCE THE LANGUAGE BEING STUDIED IN A FAIRLY REALISTIC WAY FROM THE BEGINNING, THEY WOULD BE MORE MOTIVATED TO LEARN AND WOULD MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM THE CLASSROOM TO PRACTICAL SITUATIONS AND MORE ADVANCED STUDY MORE EASILY. THE TRADITIONAL KINDS OF STRUCTURE DRILLS INCORPORATED IN…

A mock trial weighs the pros and cons of the pattern drill as it is commonly used in audiolingual methods. (RL)

Presentation of a series of drills and suggestions on how to use them. According to the author, "the aim of these drills is not the inculcation of meaning, but fluency and skill in sentence manipulation." (FWB)

Suggests activities in a foreign language classroom to develop language skills and listening comprehension through conversations. (DS)

Abridgement of address presented at the second International Conference of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association and the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers, Toronto, Canada, March 27, 1971. Attempts to persuade teachers to utilize structure and vocabulary from live natural materials rather than contrived"…

Examples of 18 different audiolingual drill techniques are presented. This overview of work done in the field of teaching Standard English to nonstandard speakers appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (AMM)

Views the teaching of grammar as fundamental to the development of competence in a language, and asserts that grammar can best be taught by providing students with the appropriate rules followed by ample practice in their use. (FB)

Advocates the use of good teaching practices in Russian language teaching. Specific recommendations are made regarding class preparation, motivation, and pattern drills. Attention is called to bad practices that are to be avoided. (AM)

Airs pros and cons of direct method, grammar translation method, and audiolingual method in foreign language teaching. Suggests that the eclectic method which does not follow one principle, but combines three methods and follows psycholinguistic issues, is most effective. (DS)

TRADITIONALISTS FREQUENTLY MAINTAIN THAT AUDIOLINGUAL TECHNIQUES, IN THEIR DEEMPHASIS OF GRAMMATICAL THEORY, TEND TO BE SUPERFICIAL AND UNSCHOLARLY. ADVOCATES OF THE NEWER METHODOLOGIES COUNTER BY INSISTING UPON THE NECESSITY OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED DRILL MATERIAL IN ABUNDANCE AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE APPROACHES DERIVES FROM TWO…