From Postmethod to Active learning Pedagogy

A set of assumptions dealing with the nature of language, learning, and teaching.

• Method

• Technhique

• Approach

Specific classroom activities

• Technique

• Method

• Approach

For most teachers ______ is a set of theoretically unified classroom techniques.

The overgeneralization of methods has to do with the denial of _______

• Context

• Approach

• Interested knowledge

According to David Nunan (1991), there should be one method for all kinds of students.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who is the author known to describe "The Postmethod Era"?

• H.G. Widdowson

• D. Larsen-Freeman

• B. Kumaravadivelu

• J. C. Richards

What led Kumaravadivelu to think of a "postmethod condition"?

• The limitations of traditional teaching methods

• The benefits of online education

• The importance of student feedback

• The role of technology in education

What is one of the roles of teachers in a postmethod pedagogy according to Kumaravadivelu?

• To construct their own theory of practice

• To follow a strict curriculum

• To focus solely on standardized tests

• To use only traditional teaching methods

What term is used to describe the new approach to L2 teaching and teacher education?

• Traditional pedagogy

• Modern pedagogy

• Postmethod pedagogy

• Pre-method pedagogy

"The postmethod condition signifies ____ autonomy".