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