Language pedagogy

Language pedagogy is the discipline concerned with the theories and techniques of teaching language. It has been described as a type of teaching wherein the teacher draws from their own prior knowledge and actual experience in teaching language.[1] The approach is distinguished from research-based methodologies.[1]

There are several methods in language pedagogy but they can be classified into three: structural, functional, and interactive.[2] Each of these encompasses a number of methods that can be utilised in order to teach and learn languages.

  1. ^ a b Ellis, Rod; Shintani, Natsuko (2013). Exploring Language Pedagogy through Second Language Acquisition Research. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-0-415-51970-0.
  2. ^ Richards, Jack C.; Theodore S. Rodgers (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-00843-3.