The-Silent-Way

Whenandhowwasitstarted?Whatarethemajorcharacteristics?Howisitpracticed?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantages?Whatisthesilentway?DefinitionofTheSilentWayTheSilentWayisalanguage-teachingmethodcreatedbyCalebGattegnothatmakesextensiveuseofsilenceasateachingtechnique.Itisnotusuallyconsideredamainstreammethodinlanguageeducation.Inteaching,studentsshouldlistenmore,thinkmore,speakmore.Studentsarethecenter,andteachers'roleisauxiliary(辅助者).WhenandHowwasitstarted?CalebGattegno凯莱布·加特诺EnglishmathematicianandpsychologistItwasfirstintroducedinGattegno'sbookTeachingForeignLanguagesin1963.Gattegnowasskepticalofthemainstreamlanguageeducationofthetime,andconceivedofthemethodasaspecialcaseofhisgeneraltheoriesofeducation.Hethinksforeignlanguagelearnersshoulddiscoverandcreateratherthanrepeatandremember.MajorCharacteristics•Emphasisestheautonomyofthelearners.Theteacher'sroleistomonitorthestudents'efforts.•Pronunciationisseenasfundamental.•Translationandrote(死记硬背)repetitionareavoidedandthelanguageisusuallypracticedinmeaningfulcontexts.•Evaluationiscarriedoutbyobservation,andtheteachermayneversetaformaltest.Howisitpracticed?Itisusedtofocusstudents'attention,toelicitstudentresponses,andtoencouragethemtocorrecttheirownerrors.Usetechniquessuchasmouthingwordsandusinghandgesturestohelpthestudentswiththeirpronunciation.Teacherswillalsoencouragestudentstohelptheirpeers.Teachersusespecializedteachingmaterials.sound-colorcardsmouthingwords(silent)handgesturesguessimitationself-correctionpeer'scooperationpronounciationandmeaningAdvantagesandDisadvantagesStudentsarecenterEmphasisetheimportanceoflearningJustsuitforcertainlink,can'tbeusedforlongtimeSpecialteachingmaterialsIgnoretheteacher'sconductionAvoidroterepetitionTeachingprocessislongSelf-correctionpeercorrectionThankyou!