口语法和情景法The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching.pptxVIP

Unit 3 The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching Made By 黄珏 黄艳飞 李秋梅 陆雨欣 蓝书英 Class1 Grade2 Contents 1.History of the method 2.Theoretical basis 3.Features 4.Comments History of the method  The origins of this approach began with the work of British applied linguists in the 1920s and 1930s.Two of the most important figures of the approach were Harold Palmer and A.S Hornby. Developed and used in Britain during the 1930s-1960s Long lasting impact on the design of EFL/ ESL textbooks and courses Theoretical basis Theory of language The theory of language underlying Situational Language Teaching can be characterized as a type of British “structuralism.”(英式结构主义） Speech was regarded as the basis of language, and structure was viewed as being at the heart of speaking ability. Theoretical basis Theory of learning The theory of learning underlying Situational Language Teaching is a type of behaviorist habit-learning theory. It addresses primarily the processes rather than the conditions of learning. Features Teaching begins with oral language. Target language is the medium. New language items are taught situationally. Service vocabulary is covered. Grammatical items are graded and taught from simple to complex ones. Reading and writing are introduced on the basis of sufficient vocabulary and grammar. JEAN: Wheres Sally, Jack? JACK: Shes in the garden, Jean. JEAN: Whats she doing? JACK: Shes sitting under the tree. JEAN: Is Tim in the garden, too? JACK: Yes, he is. Hes climbing the tree.  JEAN: I beg your pardon? Whos climbing the tree? JACK: Tim is. JEAN: What about the dog? JACK: The dogs in the garden, too. Its running across the grass. Its running after a cat.  A case of practice Comments Advantages The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching has made the first attempt to establish theoretical principles to develop a methodological framework for teaching English as a foreign