A BRIEF HISTORY OF LANGUAGE TEACHING

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LANGUAGE TEACHING

        language teaching methods thoughout history have reflected in the kind of proficiency learners need, such as a move toward oral proficiency rather than reading comprehension as the goal of language study.

They have also reflected changes in theories of the nature of language and of language learning.

It has been estimated that some 60 porcent of today's world population is multilingual.

Throughout history foreing language learning has always been an important practical concern.

Once basic proficiency was stablished students were introduced to advance study of grammar and rethoric school , learning must have been a deadening experience for children in knowledge were often met with brutal punishment.

By the nineteenth century, this approach based on the study of latin had become the standard way of studying foreign languages in schools , textbooks are used for organized around grammar points.

There are many characteristics of the grammar translation method are:

The objetive of foreign language study is to learn a language in order to read and this has a benefit from the mental discipline and intellectual development that result from foreing language study.

This method was focused in the memorization of vocabulary and of various declensions and conjugations translations of texts, doing written exercises or grammatical rules.

Classes are taught in the mother tongue, with little active use of the target language

Much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists of isolated words

Grammar provides the rules for putting words together and instruction ofthen focuses on the form and inflection of words.

Reading of difficult classical texts is begun early.

little attention is paid to the content of texts which are  treated as exercises in grammatical analysis.

Little or no attention is given to pronunciation

Grammar is taught deductively it is by representation and study of grammar rules.

conclusion:

The comunication is very important in the world you can change important information or a nice message, you can study many languages and you can understand very clear the information and you can have a communicative competence.

Edberg irvin Reyes Juárez
Andrea Camargo Luna