Chapter 6:
How to teach language
Harmer, J.(1998). How to teach English. Longman
1.Language study consist of…
Whatever level of Ss & however language organized in
ESA sequences
4 things Ss need to do with ‘new
language’
Be exposed to it
Understand its meaning
Understand its form (how it is constructed)
Practice it
2. How to expose Ss to language?
At any level, Ss
opportunities:
to see it
to hear it
before asking them to produce it
a. Complete beginners
Ss require language by hearing it first
exposed to the spoken form first
E.g. The teacher holds up a pen, points to it
and says ‘pen…. look….pen…. pen’
offering them a chance to hear the word
Later, T holds up the pen & say ‘Listen…. It’s
a pen……. It’s a pen…….. It’s a pen.
Later, still T starts asking ‘What is it?’
hearing what the question sounds like
Ss need the reassurance of the written word
b. Elementary
Letting Ss have a chance to hear a
dialogue (playing the cassette player,
or CD player)
Showing Ss a written version