Content of foreign language teaching

1.

Content of foreign
language teaching!
Prepared by
Zhumabek Akbope

2.

The content of foreign
language teaching or what
to teach is one of the main
problems the Methods deals
with.

3.

The content of FLT involves 3
main components.

4.

Psychological component or habits and
skills which ensure the use of the
target language as a means of
communication. They are listening,
speaking, reading and writing skills.

5.

Linguistic component. It includes
language material (sentence patterns,
utterance- patterns, pattern- dialogues,
texts) and linguistic material
(phonology, grammar, vocabulary) which
should be assimilated to be used in
language skills.

6.

Methodological component.
Pupils should be taught
strategies, how to learn a foreign
language. Ex. how to memorize
words and keep them in memory,
how to perform drill, creative
exercises.

7.

The content of foreign language teaching
involves:
· language skills: hearing, speaking, reading,
and writing;
· language (textual) material;
· linguistic material; vocabulary; grammar,
phonological minima.

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In conclusion it should be said
that the content of teaching
in our schools is laid down in
the syllabus and realized in
teaching materials and in the
teacher’s own speech.