ESL TEACHING METHODOLOGY

ANDPPP BASICS

BY:KARINA GONZALEZ

Choosing a teaching methodology will make the process of teaching English as a second language (ESL) easier and more rewarding for you and your students, and increase the likelihood of success.

THE THREE IMPORTANT STAGES

PRESENTATIONPresentation is the beginning or introduction

to learning language. Is also presenting the current language lesson to the student. Depending on the curriculum chosen, this could be such subjects as sounds, parts of speech, vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar.

Presentation involves the building of a situation requiring natural and logical use of the new language. When the "situation" is recognized and understood by the students, they will then start instinctively building a conceptual understanding of the meaning behind the new language.

PRACTICEPractice is the process that facilitates

progress from the initial stage through to the second one. The students will Practice what they are learning through activities that require them to speak English. Practice exercises should progress toward mastery of the concepts presented.

It is important that practice activities are appropriate to the language being learned and the level and competence of the students. Essentially Practice is the testing procedure for accuracy, and the frequency procedure for familiarity with the language.

PRODUCTION

The final component is Production, which is an advanced form of Practice that requires students to think on their own rather than completing the more closely targeted Practice exercises. Production is also the culmination of the learning process, where a learner has become a "user" of the language as opposed to a "student" of the language.

One of the most important things to remember is that Production activities should not "tell" students what to say. Whereas in Practice the students had most or all of the information required, during Production they don't have the information and must think.

THREE IMPORTANT COMPONENTSEngage, Study and Activate: are different

from PPP in that students move more freely among the three stages in this methodology.

Developing Fluency

The PPP methodology can help produce fluency because it builds from least student involvement to most student involvement, giving students a chance to learn and demonstrate their increasing abilities.

PPP BasicsIn recent years, the purely "structural"

approach to language teaching has been criticized, as it tends to produce students who, despite having the ability to produce structurally accurate language, are generally deficient in their ability to use the language and understand its use in real communication.

The new approach is based on viewing language as a combination of: a) Linguistic Structures. b) Situational Settings.c) Communicative Acts.. Communication is not simply a matter of what is said (structure/lexis), but where it is said, by whom, when and why it is said.

At the opposite extreme from the structural approach, and with at least as many flaws, is the purely "conversational" approach, where it is assumed that exposure to lots of conversation from a native English speaker will produce a high level of aptitude in the student.

The PPP Approach to Language Teaching

The "Three Ps" approach to Language Teaching is the most common modern methodology employed by professional schools around the world.

Examples Of Effective Production Activities.

situational role-plays, debates, discussions, problem-solving, narratives, descriptions, quizzes and games.