CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -With the Silent Way, students are engaged in the learning process, discovering words and sounds instead of having these drilled into them. Students become more engaged and invested in the process as they assume more responsibility for their own learning, and tasks have more relevance.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Silent Way student is expected to become “independent, autonomous and responsible” (Gattegno 1976)-in other words, a good problem solver in language. Gattegno takes an openly sceptical view of the role of linguistic theory in language teaching methodology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The basic idea of the teacher’s silence is to focus students’ attention, to elicit student responses and to encourage them to correct their own errors. The teacher gives just as much help as is necessary and then is silent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The students choose a target language name and occupation. As it continues, the students have an opportunity to develop a whole biography about their fictional selves. Role play can also be used as a technique here.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Silent Way is the name of a method of language teaching devised by Caleb Gattegno. It is based on the premise that the teacher should be silent as much as possible in the classroom but the learner should be encouraged to produce as much language as possible.