Discussion

1. What is the difference between the Grammar-Translation Method and the Direct Method?

2. What are the merits and limitations of the four methods about methods of the Suggestopedia, the Silent Way, the Community Language Learning and the Total Physical Response (TPR)?

3. How should a foreign language be taught in your opinion from your own experience of learning English and based on skill-focused teaching philosophy?

4. Write a comment on disadvantages on GTM and Audio-Lingual Method.

5. What other methods or approaches do you know which are used in China apart from what is introduced in this chapter?