First, students learn how to say words properly. Next, they learn to read and write. They use colour charts and rods to help with the pronunciation of sounds. Teacher talking time is minimal.

Charles Berlitz popularized it.

Stephen Krashen acquisition theory : the need for comprehensible input

Examples of Silent Way applications

Any of a wide variety of exercises, activities, or devices used in the language classroom for realizing lesson objectives.

Students are not organisms. This approach sees them as a whole person.

A great deal of attention is given to students' feelings in ______. It is important for students to feel relaxed and confident.

Theoretical positions and beliefs about the nature of language, the nature of language learning, and the applicability of both to pedagogical settings.

A generalized set of classroom specifications for accomplishing linguistic objectives. Primarily concerned with teacher and student roles and behaviors and secondarily with such features as linguistic and subject-matter objectives, sequencing, and materials. They are almost always thought of as being broadly applicable to a variety of audiences in a variety of contexts.

Characteristics of the Direct Method

Inspired by 1970s Curran's Counseling Learning, is based on the belief that affective factors are important, so L1 and L2 are both used in classroom with the Ts as facilitators/translators; the idea of trust/ support is central

Look at the list of ELT terms. Which one(s) do you know or are you capable of discussing?