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THE SILENT WAY. 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. Discovering and creating Phsical object Problem solving. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WHAT IS THE SILENT WAYWHAT IS THE SILENT WAY
It is a method to language It is a method to language teaching designed to enable teaching designed to enable students to become students to become independent, autonomous and independent, autonomous and responsible learners.responsible learners.
The Silent Way The Silent Way was created by was created by Caleb Caleb GATTEGNO, GATTEGNO, Egyptian Egyptian author in author in 1960s.1960s.
Discovering Discovering and creatingand creating
Phsical objectPhsical object
Problem Problem solvingsolving
Bruner: the benefits of TSW Bruner: the benefits of TSW areare
1. the increase in intellectual potency1. the increase in intellectual potency 2. the shift from extrinsic to intrinsic 2. the shift from extrinsic to intrinsic
rewardsrewards 3. the learning of heuristic by 3. the learning of heuristic by
discoveringdiscovering 4. the aid to conserving memory4. the aid to conserving memory
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
Tell me and I forgetTell me and I forget
teach me and I rememberteach me and I remember
involve and I learninvolve and I learn
APPROACHAPPROACH
THEORY OF LANGUAGETHEORY OF LANGUAGE structural view of languagestructural view of languageto learn grammar inductivelyto learn grammar inductivelypropositional meaningpropositional meaningvocabulary as a central dimensionvocabulary as a central dimension THEORY OF LEARNINGTHEORY OF LEARNING cognitivismcognitivismsilencesilenceawarenessawareness
DESIGNDESIGN
ObjectivesObjectives SyllabusSyllabus Learning ActivitiesLearning Activities Roles of TeachersRoles of Teachers Roles of LearnersRoles of Learners MaterialsMaterials
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
Giving beginning level students Giving beginning level students oral and aural facility.oral and aural facility.
Near-native fluency in the target Near-native fluency in the target language language
Correct pronunciation.Correct pronunciation. Providing the learner with a basic Providing the learner with a basic
practical knowledge of the practical knowledge of the grammargrammar
SYLLABUSSYLLABUS
No fixed syllabusNo fixed syllabus Beginning with student Beginning with student
knowledgeknowledge Developing syllabus from easy to Developing syllabus from easy to
complexcomplex
LEARNING ACTIVITIESLEARNING ACTIVITIES
Simple Simple linguistic signslinguistic signs
Charts, Fidel Charts, Fidel Charts, rods Charts, rods and other aidsand other aids
Responses to Responses to commands, commands, questions and questions and visual cues visual cues
ROLES OF LEARNERSROLES OF LEARNERS Developing Developing
independence independence autonomy and autonomy and responsibilityresponsibility
Correcting each Correcting each otherother
Learning to work Learning to work cooperativelycooperatively
ROLES OF TEACHERSROLES OF TEACHERS Being silentBeing silent as as
much as possiblemuch as possible Helping if necessaryHelping if necessary Focusing on the Focusing on the
students’ perceptionstudents’ perception Providing exercises Providing exercises
to insure their to insure their facilities with facilities with language. language.
Respecting the Respecting the autonomy of the autonomy of the learnerslearners
MATERIALSMATERIALS
Metal Pointer (for teacher)Metal Pointer (for teacher) Reading & Writing ExercisesReading & Writing Exercises Color-sound chartsColor-sound charts Fidel chartFidel chart Word chartWord chart Colored rodsColored rods
PROCEDUREPROCEDURE Focusing on Focusing on
pronunciationpronunciation
Indicating stress, Indicating stress, phrasing and phrasing and intonationintonation
Practising sentence Practising sentence patterns, structure patterns, structure and vocabularyand vocabulary
ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES
Fostering cooperating learning Fostering cooperating learning between individualsbetween individuals
Saving time and energy for both Saving time and energy for both teachers and studentsteachers and students
Increasing self-esteem of studentsIncreasing self-esteem of students