The inlingua Method
The student should start thinking in the target language as soon as possible. Translation confuses and wastes time, so the teacher conducts the lesson in the target language only.
The only way in which the student will learn to speak a language is by speaking it, that’s why the teacher gives the learner the opportunity to speak as much as possible during the lesson and conducts the greater part of the lesson orally with the book close.
Language is not a collection of words, but a system of word combinations, so the teacher concentrates more on teaching structures (i.e. how the words are put together) than on teaching individual words. The teacher controls his/her teaching in such a way that most of the sentences produced by the learner are correct.
The teacher diagnosis the extent of the learner’s knowledge before supplying a model or providing a solution him/herself. – The teacher should build on the student’s knowledge and fill in gaps as soon as possible.
The teacher keeps theoretical explanations to a minimum. – In order to drive a car it is not necessary to know how the engine works. The student can be able to induce a rule from example.
The teacher encourages the learner to play a creative role in the learning process. It is impossible to memorize a number of sentences which he thinks he will need one day.
The teacher observes the principles of applied psychology. – The goal of the inlingua method is to make language learning as sufficient and pleasant as possible. The method is flexible to give the teacher the possibility to adapt his approach to the individual requirements to the student. Factors such as linguistic talent, motivation, openness and cultural particularities have to be considered.
A structural approach to language learning is one which places the main emphasis on learning the structures of grammatical items of a language. - The functional approach emphasizes learning how to express oneself in situations which occur in everyday life. The most efficient teaching method is the combination of both approached. The inlingua method teaches structure on the basis of funntional situations.
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