A New Technique for Teaching

(Mohammad Yousuf Crusader)

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Abstract

Until recently, teaching English vocabulary has received scant attention. It is only with the advent of the communicative approach, it starts to receive its due emphasis. This paper presents a new technique for the teaching of vocabulary. It consists of two stages. In the first stage the teaching/learning burden is placed on the shoulders of the students; they have to watch various TV programs and films, select the vocabulary items they want to learn and present them in the classroom for discussion. The teacher is assigned the role of a facilitator of the teaching/learning process. In the second stage, the teacher is the main source of information; he has to collect the material to be discussed in the classroom, while the students are to discuss it in and outside the classroom. This technique has many advantages; among them is the ample opportunity it presents for the students to practice English in and outside the classroom. When the technique was evaluated, it was not proved to be effective in the classroom. However, the students’ positive comments indicate that the new teaching technique deserves to be tested again.
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