Metodología de la enseñanza del Inglés en la enseñanza básica

     The audio-lingual method is one of the styles of teaching. It is used to teach foreign languages by listening and speaking, before reading and writing. This learning process happens in a short period of time.     It is based on behaviorist theory which says that certain traits of living things could be trained through a system of reinforcement. The correct use of a trait would receive positive feedback while incorrect if that trait would receive negative feedback. About its history: j     The method had its origins during World War II when it became known as "the Army Method", developed by the United States.      As we said before, it is based on Skinner's behaviorism theory:  "Emphasis is on the acquisition of patterns in common everyday dialogue."         The audio-lingual method was used in the 1950s until 1970s. The emphasis was not on the understanding of a word, but rather on the ...

    The communicative language teaching (CLT or communicative approach) is a teaching method based on the idea that learning language successfully comes through having to communicate a real meaning. When learners are involved in real communication, their natural strategies for language acquisition will be used, and this will allow them to learn to use the language. About its history:     CLT became famous in the 1980s and early 2000s as a result of many disparate developments in both Europe and the United States. There was an increased demand for language learning, particularly in Europe because of the migration. People needed to learn an L2 for work or for personal reasons (survival). At the same time, children were increasingly able to learn a foreign language in school. In Britain, the introduction of "comprehensive schools" meant that almost all children had the opportunity to study an L2 . C haracteristics:     Communicative Language Te...