THE SILENT WAY

THE SILENT WAYTHE SILENT WAY

WHAT IS THE SILENT WAYWHAT IS THE SILENT WAY

It is a method to language It is a method to language teaching designed to enable teaching designed to enable students to become students to become independent, autonomous and independent, autonomous and responsible learners.responsible learners.

The Silent Way The Silent Way was created by was created by Caleb Caleb GATTEGNO, GATTEGNO, Egyptian Egyptian author in author in 1960s.1960s.

Discovering Discovering and creatingand creating

Phsical objectPhsical object

Problem Problem solvingsolving

Bruner: the benefits of TSW Bruner: the benefits of TSW areare

1. the increase in intellectual potency1. the increase in intellectual potency 2. the shift from extrinsic to intrinsic 2. the shift from extrinsic to intrinsic

rewardsrewards 3. the learning of heuristic by 3. the learning of heuristic by

discoveringdiscovering 4. the aid to conserving memory4. the aid to conserving memory

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

Tell me and I forgetTell me and I forget

teach me and I rememberteach me and I remember

involve and I learninvolve and I learn

APPROACHAPPROACH

THEORY OF LANGUAGETHEORY OF LANGUAGE structural view of languagestructural view of languageto learn grammar inductivelyto learn grammar inductivelypropositional meaningpropositional meaningvocabulary as a central dimensionvocabulary as a central dimension THEORY OF LEARNINGTHEORY OF LEARNING cognitivismcognitivismsilencesilenceawarenessawareness

DESIGNDESIGN

ObjectivesObjectives SyllabusSyllabus Learning ActivitiesLearning Activities Roles of TeachersRoles of Teachers Roles of LearnersRoles of Learners MaterialsMaterials

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

Giving beginning level students Giving beginning level students oral and aural facility.oral and aural facility.

Near-native fluency in the target Near-native fluency in the target language language

Correct pronunciation.Correct pronunciation. Providing the learner with a basic Providing the learner with a basic

practical knowledge of the practical knowledge of the grammargrammar

SYLLABUSSYLLABUS

No fixed syllabusNo fixed syllabus Beginning with student Beginning with student

knowledgeknowledge Developing syllabus from easy to Developing syllabus from easy to

complexcomplex

LEARNING ACTIVITIESLEARNING ACTIVITIES

Simple Simple linguistic signslinguistic signs

Charts, Fidel Charts, Fidel Charts, rods Charts, rods and other aidsand other aids

Responses to Responses to commands, commands, questions and questions and visual cues visual cues

ROLES OF LEARNERSROLES OF LEARNERS Developing Developing

independence independence autonomy and autonomy and responsibilityresponsibility

Correcting each Correcting each otherother

Learning to work Learning to work cooperativelycooperatively

ROLES OF TEACHERSROLES OF TEACHERS Being silentBeing silent as as

much as possiblemuch as possible Helping if necessaryHelping if necessary Focusing on the Focusing on the

students’ perceptionstudents’ perception Providing exercises Providing exercises

to insure their to insure their facilities with facilities with language. language.

Respecting the Respecting the autonomy of the autonomy of the learnerslearners

MATERIALSMATERIALS

Metal Pointer (for teacher)Metal Pointer (for teacher) Reading & Writing ExercisesReading & Writing Exercises Color-sound chartsColor-sound charts Fidel chartFidel chart Word chartWord chart Colored rodsColored rods

PROCEDUREPROCEDURE Focusing on Focusing on

pronunciationpronunciation

Indicating stress, Indicating stress, phrasing and phrasing and intonationintonation

Practising sentence Practising sentence patterns, structure patterns, structure and vocabularyand vocabulary

ADVANTAGES ADVANTAGES

Fostering cooperating learning Fostering cooperating learning between individualsbetween individuals

Saving time and energy for both Saving time and energy for both teachers and studentsteachers and students

Increasing self-esteem of studentsIncreasing self-esteem of students

DISADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Studying in small groupsStudying in small groups

Using only specific materialsUsing only specific materials

No creativityNo creativity