The traditional approach to teaching English
is represented by the procedure
of presentation, practice, and production (PPP)
Language learning according to this approach
has been regarded as a process of mastering
a succession of steps, each one building on the
one before
Teachers present the target language
in ready-to-assimilate pieces, starting with
the easy parts and gradually moving towards
the harder parts
Learners must master each part and
incorporate it into their knowledge of the target language
The first stage of this approach - the presentation stage –
often focuses on a single point of grammar,
or the realization of a function,
usually presented explicitly in a context
This stage is assumed to develop an understanding
of the language point in the learner
Presentation is followed by controlled practice,
presumed to enable learners to use and
automatize the newly grasped rule or pattern
At the production stage, often called the
“free stage,” the learner is expected to reproduce
the target language more spontaneously and flexibly.
My question
Why do most teachers use this approach
well
in my opinion , most ESL textbooks criteria focus in this method in their approach of English
e.g. Hello, New Hello, Way Ahead, Jump aboard .. etc
i have only found one curriculum that changed that in favour of Communicative approach
which is Action Pack ( for the Primary Stage only ) but
this is not the only reason for a concentration on PPP:
once you write a lesson plan using this method
you feel it as the easiest to deal with putting in mind the limited time of
the lesson period and the requirements which you as a teacher
have to prepare for the supervisor of English who
is always waiting for CERTAIN PRE-DEFINED steps
for the plan
i mean :
Aims
Aids Warm-up
Presentation
Key Vocabulary
Key Structure
Practice
Drill
Home Assignment
Self-evaluation
of course we can use other methods rather than PPP
but it seems for the first impression that that method is the fastest
and the closest to real situations inside our Egyptian classroom
now my turn to ask
What is the other methods that could be put in place of PPP
is represented by the procedure
of presentation, practice, and production (PPP)
Language learning according to this approach
has been regarded as a process of mastering
a succession of steps, each one building on the
one before
Teachers present the target language
in ready-to-assimilate pieces, starting with
the easy parts and gradually moving towards
the harder parts
Learners must master each part and
incorporate it into their knowledge of the target language
The first stage of this approach - the presentation stage –
often focuses on a single point of grammar,
or the realization of a function,
usually presented explicitly in a context
This stage is assumed to develop an understanding
of the language point in the learner
Presentation is followed by controlled practice,
presumed to enable learners to use and
automatize the newly grasped rule or pattern
At the production stage, often called the
“free stage,” the learner is expected to reproduce
the target language more spontaneously and flexibly.
My question
Why do most teachers use this approach
well
in my opinion , most ESL textbooks criteria focus in this method in their approach of English
e.g. Hello, New Hello, Way Ahead, Jump aboard .. etc
i have only found one curriculum that changed that in favour of Communicative approach
which is Action Pack ( for the Primary Stage only ) but
this is not the only reason for a concentration on PPP:
once you write a lesson plan using this method
you feel it as the easiest to deal with putting in mind the limited time of
the lesson period and the requirements which you as a teacher
have to prepare for the supervisor of English who
is always waiting for CERTAIN PRE-DEFINED steps
for the plan
i mean :
Aims
Aids Warm-up
Presentation
Key Vocabulary
Key Structure
Practice
Drill
Home Assignment
Self-evaluation
of course we can use other methods rather than PPP
but it seems for the first impression that that method is the fastest
and the closest to real situations inside our Egyptian classroom
now my turn to ask
What is the other methods that could be put in place of PPP
