The Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis
The first language system interferes with the second language system.
Structural analysis on the two language would enable teachers to predict the difficulties in acquiring second language.
It is quite common to detect where the speaker is from just by listening to his/her accent.
e.g.) French
Ladies and gentlemen
Language difficulty fine-tuned for particular pedagogical purpose
Design
▣ Objectives
Goals in TBLT are ideally to be determined by the specific needs of particular learners. According to Long and Crookes(1993), selection of tasks should be based on a careful analysis of the real-world needs of learners.
eg. The English Language Syllabus in Schools Malaysian (1975)
- giving all Malays
language is taught actively through movement, the right brain “believes” the information and retains it, in the same way that skills such as swimming or riding a bicycle are remembered long term.
Asher sees TPR as directed to right-brain learning, whereas most second language teaching methods are directed to left-brain learning. Asher holds that the child language learner acquires language t
Acculturation hypothesis
“ the degree of acculturation toward the ‘model’ language group seems to be the primary consideration in attempting to account for the varied levels of linguistic achievement reached by second language learners”
Korean Wes
Literacy Ability (reading, writing) Grammar skill High Low
Communication skills
(listening, speaking) Low High
A. Listening in Another Language
A1. The nature of listening in another language
▣ Listening is vital in the language classroom because it provides input for the learner.(Rost 1994:141-142)
▣ The reasons why listening is important to the development of speaking skill
- Spoken language gives a means of interaction for the learner.
- Authentic spoken languag