Sometimes or most of the time, we (teacher/parent) may be wondering why are there obstacles to get our learner to learn English. Instead of telling what should do, expert would rather advise what we shouldn’t do to make learning of English more fun to our learners.
1) Error Correction; in other words, if there’s no error [...]

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Michael E. Rudder, Ph.D.
Regional English Language Officer
U.S. Embassy - Jakarta, Indonesia

RELEVANT ASPECTS RETAINED

Grammar-Translation
Deductive learning of grammarTranslation of sentencesEmphasis on accuracy

Audiolingual
Inductive learning
Practice drills
Vocabulary in context

Total Physical Response (TPR)
Attention to meaning rather than formLearning by doingLearner-centered

Community Language Learning (CLL)
Holistic approach
Humanistic aspect of language learning (learner-
centered)
Group-work activities

Natural Approach
Emphasis on communicationRole of error correctionInput Hypothesis and Affective Filter Hypothesis

Silent [...]

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