Book contents
- Teaching Modern Languages
- Reviews
- Teaching Modern Languages
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Approaches to Language Teaching and Target Language Use
- 3 Skills Development
- 4 Modes of Teaching
- 5 Unit Planning
- 6 Lesson Planning
- 7 Differentiation and Responding to Pupils’ Needs
- 8 Assessment of, for and as Learning in Modern Foreign Languages
- 9 Digital Literacy
- 10 Remote Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- 11 Drama, Music and Games
- 12 Organisation and Management
- 13 Collaboration and Professional Development
- References
- Index
- References
4 - Modes of Teaching
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Book contents
- Teaching Modern Languages
- Reviews
- Teaching Modern Languages
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Approaches to Language Teaching and Target Language Use
- 3 Skills Development
- 4 Modes of Teaching
- 5 Unit Planning
- 6 Lesson Planning
- 7 Differentiation and Responding to Pupils’ Needs
- 8 Assessment of, for and as Learning in Modern Foreign Languages
- 9 Digital Literacy
- 10 Remote Learning, Teaching and Assessment
- 11 Drama, Music and Games
- 12 Organisation and Management
- 13 Collaboration and Professional Development
- References
- Index
- References
Summary
Chapter 4 discusses the different modes of teaching that teachers can employ in class: direct, discussion, activity, enquiry, collaborative and group approaches are all examined in detail, with the advantages and disadvantages of each mode considered and practical advice given on when and where to employ them within a pupil-centred environment. The predominance of particular modes in class is examined, and the importance of teachers using a wide range is stressed, in addition to a discussion of what each mode is particularly suited to achieving. The chapter also examines Resource-Based Learning and Task Based Language Teaching in detail.
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- Teaching Modern LanguagesKnowledge, Skills and Methods, pp. 59 - 75Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
References
Further Reading
Moore, A., 2001. Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, curriculum, and culture. Abingdon: Routledge.Google Scholar
Collins, A., Brown, J.S. & Newman, S.E., 2018. Cognitive apprenticeship: Teaching the crafts of reading, writing, and mathematics, in Resnick, L.B. (ed.), 1989, Knowing, Learning, and Instruction: Essays in honor of Robert Glaser. New York: Routledge, 453–94. Online. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315044408.Google Scholar
Lynch, M. & Wang, N., 2022. Creating effective goals in TBLT for online collaborative English (as a foreign language) writing tasks. Pädagogische Horizonte, 6(2): 85–105.Google Scholar
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