Concept of Methodology

                                                                                                 Monday, 12th, 2012.

In our first class of methodology we started to see some definition for the word methodology”.

Methodology

-Systems

-Methodology

-Strategies

-Procedures

About Teaching English in Chile, first to all, we have kinds of school like:

* Private

* Public

* Particular/ subvencionado

But at the same time, we think that there are some problems about teaching like:

Problems?

-low motivation

-Not enough time

-lack of techniques

-lack of control

-commitment of teachers/qualified

-lack of materials/resources

Some possible solutions: 

Role- plays

Situation

Projects

*Do not forget that your class needs to develop skills

Teaching English as a second language

Methodology       skills based                

                               Communication

                               Pragmatics

                              (Use) (Context)

We should remember that learn a new Language it is not about memorizing a script, so we have be careful.

The lesson for learn a second language has to have an important elements. If we have these element, it is probably that we have a successful lesson.

Those elements are:

- Exposure to the second language

- Find relevant topic

 - A lot of content

*And the most important thing is that the teacher has to be a social person.