Since last few years, the teaching of languages has been through a "structural approach", where memorized and were corrected for the slightest mistake.
In most
cases, this method was not effective and enjoyable. No language has a purpose. It
is more effective exposure to conversations with a native English speaker,
where students produce a higher level of skills in language, as does the
"conversational approach". However, this other method, make many
mistakes, because students do not have enough knowledge to build.
Then we
found two methods, the "structural approach" that promotes the accuracy
and tends to inhibit communication, and the "conversational approach
which tends to create communicative confidence in combination with many errors
rooted.
Here we
come to the conclusion that it is almost the same problem communicating and not
doing well, as be able to communicate but lack confidence or practical to do
so.
But now is
the modern method of "PPP", "Presentation, Practice and
Production."
This modern
method "presents" a new language, in which the teacher is controlling, building real situations, recognized
by students, and that are useful, such as for example using text, audio or visual tapes. Then “practice” with controlled activities
where students leads them to competition and accuracy, phonological and syntax, through repetition, correcting errors and modeling the correct forms.. Until students are prepared to "produce" the
language, both written and spoken, without correction or control.
Here the
students must think and meet the challenge of producing the new language with
activities such as: games, debates, problem solving, descriptions, etc. Where
through practice already done, they improve the previous stage of presentation.
These
activities should not tell students what to say, for a more customized
production. If mistakes are made, they are pointed out after the exercise has finished.
