Reflexión Pedagógica
Modulo: Didáctica Del Ingles
Tutor:
Roger Guerra Yépez
Docentes en formación:
Anthony san juan clevez
Yuranis Gómez Pertuz
Meivis Duran Pérez
Semestre 3c
Institución Educativa Escuela Normal Superior de Corozal
Formación Complementaria
Modalidad a Distancia
Ciénaga - Magdalena
2024
abstract
English teaching methods have evolved over time, from traditional approaches such as
grammar and translation to more communicative, student-centered methods. Some of the
most common approaches include the direct method, the audiovisual approach, the
communicative method, the lexical approach, and the CLIL (Content and Language
Integrated Learning) method.
Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and choosing the right method
depends on factors such as learning goals, educational context, and teacher and student
preferences. Today, many approaches combine different methods to offer more effective
and dynamic English teaching
long textTeaching English as a Second Language and its Methods
Teaching English as a second language is one of the challenges of the 21st century in many
countries around the world, and Colombia is no exception. That is why the Ministry of
National Education, with the Guide 22, shows the minimum knowledge that a student
should learn depending on the grade level for which it is necessary for teachers to know the
methods of teaching English and how to apply them, making an analysis of the context in
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understanding that as Pearson (Pearson, 2022) says “There is no infallible, unique and
universal method for learning English, since there are many factors that influence the
teaching of the language. What is a fact, however, is that there are methods that in most
cases work much better than others.”
Thus, comparing the grammar and translation method with the direct method, we see a big
difference in its application since the direct method only deals with the target language, so
it is recommended for students with more advanced knowledge of the English language, on
the other hand grammar and translation can be a good method to start with, since it relies
heavily on the native language through synonyms and translations, as the name suggests
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Another important point when choosing which teaching method to use is to analyze the
techniques used by each of these methods so that their application is effective and provides
better results. for example, the techniques used by the silent method allow the student to be
forced to use as many sentences as possible that he/she knows in English, until he/she is
able to find the teacher's teaching objective, while the teacher is the one who, through
images and short sentences in English, provides tools to the students so that they can create
their own sentences. On the other hand, the total physical response method uses a
combination of commands given by the teacher for the student to perform, i.e. it is based on
listening and speaking, as the learning objective.
Continuing to talk about the methods of teaching English, it is worth mentioning the audio
lingual method, which requires the formation of habits through repetition and gives great
importance to the development of oral expression and comprehension before the written, in
this method the mother tongue is not used, it is always spoken in the language to be taught,
so it is very important the attention paid to it. Grammar is taught indirectly, being the
student the one who learns it by listening, using positive reinforcement for the formation of
good habits.
On the other hand, the communicative approach suggests that the student should learn to
have a very good oral and written communication with other speakers and this is achieved
through recordings, dialogues and writing of what is heard to improve pronunciation and
listening. So we can say that the communicative approach is present in almost all models of
English teaching, since dialogues and conversations are the ones that cause more fear in
students when learning a new language.
“For a long time, experts insisted that the correct way was to study grammar meticulously,
to the point of being done mechanically. Many others supported the immersion method,
which is to surround yourself with English and make it a necessity. Today, there are many
academies, many theories and studies and each one is based on a method.” (Study Abroad |
EAG Education, 2023.
We have to consider that there is no definition that is completely accepted by all learning
theorists, researchers and practitioners (Schunk, 1997). However, the following is a general
one of what the process is and that is close to what most professionals consider as learning.
This definition is presented by Schunk, (1997) in his book “theories of learning” and shows
that “Learning is an enduring change in behavior or in the ability to behave in a certain
way, which results from practice or other forms of experience.” (p. 17). With this in mind, it
can be determined that this is basically the objective pursued when teaching and it is this
experience that is intended to be transmitted so that it modifies or incorporates behavior
patterns that last over time.
Given the above, we can conclude that as learning, learning a second language is a complex
process that presents different alternatives for its teaching and that all are valid, each one
having its strengths and weaknesses, but the most important thing is to analyze, according
to the conditions, which one can provide better results depending on the moment, the
circumstances and the place.
