The Silent way课件.pptVIP

The Silent way Background Design and Goals Process Reception and Influence Background The Silent way is the name of a method of Language teaching devised by Caleb Gattegno. It is based on the premise that the teacher should be silent as much as possible in the classroom but the learner should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible. The silent way Shares a great deal with other learning theories and educational philosophies: 1.Learning is facilitated if the learner discovers orcreates rather than remembers and repeats whatis to be learned. 2.Learning is facilitated by mediating physical objects.3. Learning is facilitated by problem solving involving the material to be learned. Design and goals The general goal of the Silent Way is to help beginning-level students gain basic?fluency?in the?target language, with the ultimate aim being near-native language proficiency?and good pronunciation .An important part of this ability is being able to use the language for self-expression; students should be able to express their thoughts, feelings, and needs in the target language. In order to help them achieve this, teachers emphasize self-reliance.?Students are encouraged to actively explore the language。and to develop their own inner criteria as to what is linguistically acceptable. In the Silent Way students are seen as bringing a vast amount of experience and knowledge with them to the classroom; namely, their first language. The teacher capitalizes on this knowledge when introducing new material, always building from the known to the unknown. ?The students begin their study of the language by studying its sound system. The sounds are associated to different colors using a sound-color chart that is specific to the language being learned. The teacher first elicits sounds that are already present in the students native language, and then progresses to the development of sounds that are new to them. These sound-color associations are later use