Dogme language teaching

Dogme language teaching is considered to be both a methodology and a movement.[1] Dogme is a communicative approach to language teaching that encourages teaching without published textbooks and focuses instead on conversational communication among learners and teacher. It has its roots in an article by the language education author, Scott Thornbury.[2] The Dogme approach is also referred to as "Dogme ELT", which reflects its origins in the ELT (English language teaching) sector. Although Dogme language teaching gained its name from an analogy with the Dogme 95 film movement (initiated by Lars von Trier) in which the directors, actors, and actresses commit a "vow of chastity" to minimize their reliance on special effects that may create unauthentic feelings from the viewers,[3] the connection is not considered close.[4]

  1. ^ Luke, Meddings (2004-03-26). "Throw away your textbooks". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ^ Thornbury, Scott (February–March 2000). "A Dogma for EFL" (153). IATEFL Issues: 2. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Nguyen, Nhat Quang; Phu, Hung Bui (2020-09-30). "The Dogme Approach: A Radical Perspective in Second Language Teaching in the Post-Methods Era". Journal of Language and Education. 6 (3): 173–184. doi:10.17323/jle.2020.10563. ISSN 2411-7390.
  4. ^ Thornbury, Scott (2009-06-10). "Dogme: nothing if not critical". Teaching English. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. Retrieved 2009-06-23.