Approach vs Method

What is the definition of approach?

• A form of transportation

• Refers to theories about the nature of language

  and language learning

• The way or method used to achieve a particular goal or result.

• Some strategies implemented to reach a specific objetive

What is the definition of method?

• A plan for the presentation of material.

• A language purpose and objective

• The ideas and thoughts given by authors and scholars.

• A particular procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.

Provide an example of a method.

• The scientific method used in research and experimentation.

• The steps for building a house

• Constructivism in action

• The step by step when asking students to organize in groups.

Provide an example of an approach.

• The natural approach where students learn by doing

• The humanistic approach where students learn throughout feelings and emotions

• Task Based Learning where you are assigned a task

• Copying someone else's work without permission

Provide an example of a technique.

• Baking a cake

• Solving a math problem

• SWOT analysis in business strategy

• Playing basketball

Provide an example of a theory.

• The audiolingual method

• Constructivist Theory

• The Big Bang Theory

• Theory of Relativity

An effective technique would be:

• Teaching english by using the dictionary

• Implementing team work in class

• Given instructions to the members of your family

• Enjoying rest

Grammar Translation Method

• It's a way of studying a language that approaches

  the language first through detailed analysis of its grammar rules.

• It is based on the constructivist approach

• Ignores the structure and the gramatical issues

• Explains the importance of language acqusition

Differences between an approach and a method

• A method implies structural rules and an approach implies knowledge

• An approach is based on different methodologies and a method is related to some theories.

• A method consists only of different techniques when teaching

• An approach is based on ideas, believes and theories of different major scholars and a method is procedural

Differences between techniques and strategies

• The technique requires to implement and the strategy is the way the technique is implemented

• The strategies allow teachers to conceive theories and techniques help teachers with lesson planning

• A technique explores the nature of language and a strategy searches learning objectives

• A strategy is applied in the classroom but a technique is not.