METHODOLOGY Developed out of a way that classical languages (Greek and Latin) were traditionally taught. It wasn't fully formalized until the mid-19th century,

an approach to language teaching methodology that emphasizes authenticity, interaction, student-centred learning, task-based activities, and communication.

not shiny, boring

Each student in a class is unique in their way of learning.

behaviorist, learner repeats patterns until able to produce them spontaneously, once a rule is learned, learner can substitute terms and topics, teacher directs

Meaningful activities, authentic material, student's background, integrate skills, gamification, projects, etc.

Chomsky based his theory on the idea that all languages contain similar structures and rules (a universal grammar), and the fact that children everywhere acquir

Functionalism, as characterized by Allen, (2007:254) "holds that linguistic structures can only be understood and explained with reference to the semantic and c