Unit 1: Language teaching methodology
At the end of this unit, you should be able to:
write your own definition of methodology
explain how methodology is related to curriculum development and syllabus design
describe the “methods” debate
explain the basic principles of communicative language teaching
state why communicative language teaching in important at the present time
discuss some of the research findings that have influenced language teaching methodology
create instructional sequences that incorporate the pretask, task, and follow-up cycle