Methods and Approaches in Foreign Language Teaching

Mgr. Sylva Ducháčková

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This diploma thesis, entitled Methods and Approaches in foreign language teaching, attends to the usage of various methods and approaches to foreign language teaching. It consists of two parts. In the first theoretical part, basic characteristic features of several methods and approaches are presented in detail. The second practical part concerns the results of the research with the aim to recognise opinions on the methods and approaches to foreign language teaching. Respondents, teachers from several secondary schools and language schools in Brno, were requested to fill in a questionnaire and to rank methods according to their personal preference.

Keywords

method, approach, foreign language teaching, grammar-translation method, direct method, audio-lingual method, communicative approach, task-based method, total physical response, suggestopedia, lexical approach

Jazyk práce: English

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 12. 6. 2006

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 12. 6. 2006
• Vedúci: Mgr. Jaroslav Suchý

Masaryk University

Faculty of Education

Master programme / odbor:
Teacher Training for Secondary Schools / Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature