("The BROADEST Category")
philosophical orientation
that guides one's choice of
methods consistent with
theory and research that
supports the philosophy
("The MOST SPECIFIC Category")
the action or actions that take
place to accomplish a specific
strategy
a combination of related
skills that are grounded in
philosophy and represent a
specific component of the
implementation of a method
Method
the practical application of
one's instructional
approach that consists of
procedures consistent with
one's instructional
philosophy
Grammatical
Grammar-Translation Method:
oral language is not as
important as written
language
Audiolingual Method: very
little use of one's
native language;
repetitive practice
paired with error
correction and drills
Cognitive
The CALLA Method:
instruction that focuses on
teaching students learning
strategies that they can use
for both content and
language learning
Communicative
ICB (Integrated Content-Based)
Method: stresses development of the
target language by integrating
content and language instruction into
strategic units
Sheltered Instruction
Method: utilizes
collaboration, guarded
vocabulary, visual aids, and
scaffolding to enhance
and support instruction
Technique
Communicative
Turn and Talk
Pre-teaching
Vocabulary
Manipulatives
(i.e., colored
tiles, snap
cubes, base ten
blocks)
Anchor Charts
Cognitive
Partner
Investigations
Student discourse
(e.g. number talks)
Structured
problem solving
Searching for
evidence within a
text
Co-planning /
co-teaching
Establishing Team
Expectations
'I do, we do, you do"
Grammatical
Flash cards
Memorizing
acronyms (e.g.
PEDMAS)
Dialogue
Memorization
Strategy
Communicative
Hands-on
Learning
Guarded
Vocabulary
Cooperative
Learning
Visual Supports
Cognitive
Classroom
Collaboration
Student-driven inquiry
Modeling learning
strategies
Grammatical
Rote-memorization
of rules BEFORE
applying them
Repeated practice
to perfect a specific
skill
Approach
Grammatical
(19th century)
A teacher-centered approach
based on Greek and Latin
instruction that focuses on
teaching the rules and
structure of the target
language
Cognitive
(1980s-90s)
A learner-centered approach
that models learning
strategies and using
language as a mean of
communication
Communicative
(1960s-70s)
A student-centered
approach that utilizes
meaningful social
interactions,
communication and
constructivism