The Natural Approach

Supervisor: Ngo Tuyet Mai

Students: Phung Ngoc Tan

Nguyen Hoang An

Nguyen Thi Van Chi

• Demonstration1

• Background2

• Approach3

• Design4

• Procedure5

• Conclusion6

• Q & A7

OUTLINE

Background

• First proposed in 1977 by Tracy Terrell, a teacher of Spanish in California

• Officially published in 1983 by Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen ( famous linguist, Southern California University)

According to Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen:

Identified with

Traditional

Natural

an example of

Communic-

ative

Natural method

(focus)

teacher

monologues

direct

repetition

accurate

production

Natural approach

(focus)

exposure

(input)

emotional

preparedness

prolonged

hearing period

of

attention

Approach

APPROACH

THEORY OF LANGUAGE

THEORY OF LEARNING

ACQUISITION

Monitor

Natural order

Input

Affective filter

Theory of language

COMMUNICATION

MESSAGES

WORDS

Theory of learning

o THE ACQUISITION/LEARNING HYPOTHESIS

o THE MONITOR HYPOTHESIS

o THE NATURAL ORDER HYPOTHESIS

o THE INPUT HYPOTHESIS

o THE AFFECTIVE FILTER HYPOTHESIS

ACQUISITION / LEARNING

HYPOTHESIS

THE MONITOR HYPOTHESIS

THE NATURAL HYPOTHESIS

THE INPUT HYPOTHESIS

THE AFFECTIVE FILTER

HYPOTHESIS

APPROACH

THEORY OF LANGUAGE

THEORY OF LEARNING

ACQUISITION

Monitor

Natural order

Input

Affective filter

Design

D

E

S

I

G

N

Objectives

Syllabus

Types of learning & teaching activities

Learner roles

Teacher roles

The role of

Instructional Materials

Objectives

beginner

intermediates

• Objectives depend on learner need and the skills and the level being taught

• Learners should be told what they WILL or WILL NOT

be able to do after a course

Syllabus

Develop basic

communication skills

ORAL and WRITTEN

Students’

needs and interests

List of

topics and situations

Types of learning &

teaching activities

• Using techniques such as TPR, mime

and gesture..

• Group techniques are similar to CLT

• Minimizes learner anxiety and

maximizes learner self-confidence

Roles of Learners &

TeachersLEARNER

Processor of comprehensible input

Pre-production stage: participate in the language class without need torespond

Early production stage: respond tofamiliar questions,fixedconversation

Speech-emergent phase: role-play, games, personal info and opinions, group problem-solving

TEACHER

is primary source of comprehensible input.

lowers affective filter by creating interesting and friendly classroom atmosphere

chooses and orchestrates a rich mix of activities

Role of Instructional

Materials

- Realia more than textbooks.

• - Visual aids

- Brochures, maps, advertisements,..

h - Syllabus of topics and situations

PROCEDURE

PROCEDURE The Natural Approach adopts techniques and activities

from different sources which are components of SLT, CLT,

TPR, etc

Activities are used to provide comprehensible input,

without requiring production of responses

The Natural

Approach

PROCEDURE

CLT, Group-work activities

Direct Method, activities in which mime, gestures, context are used

Start with TPR commands

The Natural

Approach

CONCLUSION

The Natural Approach

rejects the formal grammatical organization of language

focuses on comprehensible and meaningful practice activities

adopts techniques and activities from various method sources

The Natural

Approach

The Natural

Approach