بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 
This material consists of eight lectures , we are going to talk about important aspects that come through these lectures, according to my notes

Lecture no. ONE

Book : p.10

" As Hockett points out human languages has seven characterstics which are not shared by any other communicative system, and this fact makes it unique. These seven characterstics are : duality, productivity, arbitarariness, interchangeability, specialisation , displacement and cultural transmission"1

p.11 " The aim of learning a second language, say English, is to achieve the same linguistic competence that the native speaker of the language possesses "2
p.21 " A very significant factor in language learning is motivation........T"3

Qualities of competent teachers : 1. Aural understanding 2. speaking 3. reading 4. writing 5. language analysis 6.culutre 7. professional preparation


Lecture no. TWO

This lecture is from Sheet no. One: Concntrate on : 1. The name of school 2. Date 3. The person who founded it or the founder 4. The main principles

Grammar-Translation Method

This method dominated European and foreign language teaching from 1840 to 1940
يعني هالمنهج من التدريس بقي مئة سنة من عام 1840 ل 1940

Proponents of this method are Meidinger and Ollendoff

This method often creates frustration for the students . It still used in situations where understanding literary texts is the primary focus of foreign language study

The Main Characterstics of This Method

The aim of foreign language study is to read literature of the language and write essays *
Reading and writing are the major focus *
Vocabulary selection is based on reading text used . The words are taught through bilingual lists, dictionary study and memorization*
Grammar is taught deductively*
The mother tongue is the meduim of instruction*
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footnotes

quotatios : 1.2.3 :
Verghese.C.Paul Teaching English As Second Language.Okhala Industrial Area,Phase-II, New Delhi.1989

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