CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

TEACHING METHODS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The teachers who use “the Silent way” in teaching language do not have to spend much effort and time because they just keep silent.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The role of the teacher is that of technician or engineer. The teacher’s task is to focus the students’ attention, and provide exercises to help them develop language facility; however, to ensure their self-reliance, the teacher should only help the students as much as is strictly necessary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evaluation is carried out by observation, and the teacher may never set a formal test. The teacher uses silence for multiple purposes in the Silent Way. It is used to focus students’ attention, to elicit student responses, and to encourage them to correct their own errors.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Silent Way represents Gattegno’s venture into the field of foreign language teaching. It is based on the premise that the teacher should be silent as much as possible in the classroom and the learner should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible.

Detailed explanation-4: -If a response is incorrect, the teacher will attempt to reshape the utterance or have another student present the correct model.

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