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Different Methods of English Language Teaching 1 #Semester3 #MA #MKBU



Hello Learners,
English has a status of associate language, but in fact it is the most important language of India. After Hindi it is the most commonly spoken language in India and probably the most read and written language in India. English in India is used not only for communicating with the outside world, but also for inter-state and intrastate communication. Because of the great ethnic and linguistic diversity found within our nation, English acts as an indispensable ‘link’ language. Indians who know English often mingle it with Indian languages in their conversation. It is also usual among Indians to abruptly move to speak fluent English in the middle of their conversations. English also serves as the communicator among Indians who speak different languages. English is very important in some systems – legal, financial, educational and business in India. (Narayana, Nair and Mishra)

Teaching English has become equally important as the learning language.  In English language teaching pedagogy the three key terms - Method, Approach and technique are used frequently and interchangeably. The term ‘Method’ is very ambiguous, and refers to the overall plan for the orderly presentations of language material.

Let us first see the basic meaning of Method:-

 It is a generalized set of classroom specifications for accomplishing linguistic objectives.  Methods tend to be primarily concerned with teacher and student roles and behaviours and secondarily with such features as linguistic and subject-matter objectives, sequencing, and materials.  They are almost always thought of as being broadly applicable to a variety of audiences in a variety of contexts.

Basically methods refer to the technique used by the teachers to teach any particular language to students.

There are various methods of teaching English language which are presented here in form of PowerPoint Presentation. They are as follow:-

1.) The Grammar - Translation Method
2.) The Direct Method
3.) The Audio-Lingual Method



4.) The Silent Way


5.) Total Physical Response
6.) Suggestopedia



Refer to all the presentations and this blog before appearing in the quiz.

 Click here to appear in the quiz.

 Enjoy Learning! 

 Works Cited:-
  •          Narayana, Dr.R, Dr.N.Rajeshkharan Nair and Dr.Krushna Chandra Mishra. "ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING IN INDIA: A THEORETICAL STUDY." The modern journal of applied linguistics (2009): 1.
  • ·         Richards, Jack c. and Theodore s Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language teaching. Cambridge university press, 2001.

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