Research Article

A QUICK CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE ELT METHODS ALONG WITH THEIR TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES: CHOOSING ECLECTICISM FROM AMONG LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS

Number: 147 March 1, 2010
  • Turgay Dinçay
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A QUICK CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE ELT METHODS ALONG WITH THEIR TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES: CHOOSING ECLECTICISM FROM AMONG LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS

Abstract

Teaching a new language either as a second or a foreign language has always beena deep concern for language teachers for centuries. It is for this reason that thehuman beings have always been in quest of teaching a foreign language more fluently in a shorter time. This quest dates back up to the time when Latin was spoken.Language teachers have constantly been in an endless discussion about which language teaching method they should use in their classes. Another issue of discussion is if a certain language method is superior to the others.In order to provide an appropriate answer to the questions above, I have studiedthe most prominent ELT methods in chronological order along with their key principles and techniques for a better evaluation and assessment of the methods. In the end of my study, I have chosen eclecticism from among all the methods andsuggested that language teachers use the eclectic method, which is a blend of allthe methods, and consider their students, the conditions of instructions, and the students’ socio-cultural context

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Turgay Dinçay This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2010

Submission Date

January 1, 2010

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2010 Number: 147

APA
Dinçay, T. (2010). A QUICK CHRONOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE ELT METHODS ALONG WITH THEIR TECHNIQUES AND PRINCIPLES: CHOOSING ECLECTICISM FROM AMONG LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS. Dil Dergisi, 147, 40-62. https://doi.org/10.1501/Dilder_0000000125

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