DEFINITION OF APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

DEFINITION OF APPROACHES, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

1. APPROACHES

An approach describes how language is used and how its constituent  parts interlock. In other words it offers a model of language competence.  An approach describes how people acquire their knowledge of the language and makes statements about the condition which will promote successful language learning.

2. METHODS

A method is the practical realization of an approach. The originators of a method have arrived at decisions about types of activities, roles of teachers and learners, the kind of material which will be helpful, and some model of syllabus organization. Methods include various procedure and techniques as a part of their standard fare. When methods have fixed procedure, informed by a clearly articulated approach, they are easy to describe. The more all embracing they become, however, the more difficult it is to categories them as real methods in their own right.

3. TECHNIQUES

A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.