Engaging Humanistic Approaches in Language Teaching

2. HUMANISTIC APPROACHES

3. APPROACH A set of correlative assumptions dealing with nature of language teaching and learning

4. HUMANISTIC APPROACHES • Concern on human being • Expounders are psychologists and counselors • Ways of developing good human relations and thereby... PROMOTES LEARNING

5. 1.SUGGESTOPAEDIA • Developed by Georgi Lazamov • Also known as suggestology • Relaxation leads to learning • Provides a conducive atmosphere for learning with music and arts • More effective for adult learning • Adults brought to the state of children through infantalization

6. 2.TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE (T P R) • Developed by James Asher • Teach English through physical activity • Appropriate action is accompanied with speech • Students learn best by doing • First absorb language then speak • Listening precedes other skills

7. 3. THE SILENT WAY • Developed by Caleb Gattengo • Teacher speak very little • Students intensely concentrate on language • Errors are tolerated • Teacher builds on from known to unknown • Teaching should be subordinated to learning

8. 4.COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING • Developed by Charles A Curran • Based on counseling learning methodology • Anxieties are removed • Cordial atmosphere is created • Teacher stays out of the learning circle • Teacher uses the mother tongue if necessary to make learner secure

9. 5.NATURAL APPROACH • Developed by Stephen Krashen • Also known as The Natural Way • Comprehension precedes production • Speech emerges in stages • Goal is to communicate with the Native speakers of the target language • Meaningful interaction with the target language takes place

10. Conclusion Humanistic approaches are more… • Down to earth • Learner friendly • Easy to execute • Doer centered • Suitable for all age levels • Interesting • Result providing • Reliable

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