NATURAL APPROACH

      

11.  NATURAL APPROACH

             The natural approach A method for beginners based on observation and interpretation on how a person acquires his first language .It emphasizes on communication rather then on grammar.Theory of learning

·         the acquisition learning hypothesis

·          the monitor hypothesis

·          the natural order hypothesis

·          the input hypothesis

·          the affective filter hypothesis

v   The acquisition learning hypoyhesis

a.        Acquisition

rocess that involves the naturalistic development of language proficiency through understanding language and through using language for meaningful communication

b.       learning

Process in which concious rules about a language are developed

v  The natural order hypothesis:Present tense,Past tense,Future tense .

v  The input hypothesis

·         The hypothesis relates to aquisition and not to learning

·          People aquire language best by understanding input that is slightly beyond their current level of competence

·         The ability to speak fluently cannot be taught directly rather it emerges independently in time ,after the acquire has built up linguistic competence by understanding input

v  The affective filter hypothesis:Motivation , self-confidence, anxiety

·      Motivation

Learners with high motivation generally do better

·      self-confidence

Learners with self confidence and a good self-imagetend to be more succesful

·      anxiety

Low personal anxiety and low classroom anxiety are more conducivi to second aquisition

¨  Conclusion:

   The natural approach belongs to a traditional of language teaching method based on observation and interprestation of how learners acquire both firts and second language in nonformal setting. Such methods reject the formal ( grammatical ) organization of language as prerequisite to teaching