Beyond Methods : Alternative Approaches to Instructional Design in Language Teaching

Authors

Jack C. Richards

Publication Date

1989-01-01

Abstract

In this paper the assumptions and consequences implicit in two different approaches to language teaching are compared. The first is the view of teaching which underlies the use of methods to determine the instructional design of a language programme. This happens when a specific method or approach such as Total Physical Response, The Natural Approach, The Silent Way or Communicative Language Teaching is selected as the basis for instruction in a language programme. This approach is compared with one which focuses on the nature of effective classroom teaching and learning and derives instructional principles from the study of how effective teachers and learners achieve their goals. The first approach is referred to as the 'Follow the Method' philosophy and the second 'Develop a Methodology'.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.19.1.2

First Page

17

Last Page

31

Recommended Citation

Richards, Jack C. (1989) "Beyond Methods : Alternative Approaches to Instructional Design in Language Teaching," PASAA: Vol. 19: Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.19.1.2
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol19/iss1/2