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As a language teacher you must make decisions all of the time. Some of your decisions are relatively minor ones—should homework be assigned that particular day, for instance. Other decisions have more profound implications. What should be the goal oflanguage instruction? Which language teaching method will be the most effective in reaching it? What is the best means of evaluation to see if it has been reached? There is no single correct answer to questions like these. Each of you has to answer them for yourself. We believe, however, that a teacher informed about some of the possibilities will make better decisions. Making informed choices is, after all, what teaching is all about (Stevick 1982; Larsen-Freeman 1983a, 1983b). One purpose of this book, therefore, is to provide information to teachers and teacher trainees about eight methods of foreign language teaching. By reading this book you will gain an understanding of the principles on which these methods are based and of the techniques associated with each method. These eight were chosen because they are all currently practiced today. It is not our purpose to convince you of the superiority of any one of them; indeed, the inclusion of a method in this book should not be construed as an endorsement of that method. What is being recommended is that, in the interest of becoming informed about existing choices, you investigate each method. A second purpose for this book is to encourage you to examine your own beliefs about …
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