What is
Method?
A method is a systematic
process adopted in order to achieve a goal or an end in a systematic manner.
Method is never an end in itself. It is only a means of achieving an end or
goal.
Importance
of Method
With the growth of
scientific thinking in every walk of life, now-a-days more emphasis has been
laid upon method. Mere achievement is not sufficient in our days. We should,
first of all, know what to achieve and how it should be achieved. Bertrand Russel, in his book, “On Education” expresses the opinion,
“The questions what should be taught and how should be taught are intimately
connected because if better methods of teaching are devised, it is possible to
learn more. This will be in accordance with the wise saying “means justify the
end” A good and psychologically sound method helps the teacher to avoid
wasteful and uneconomic learning.
Approach: It is a set
of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature of language and the nature
of language teaching and learning. An approach is axiomatic. It describes the
nature of the subject matter to be taught. It state a point of view, a
philosophy, an article of faith something which one believes but cannot
necessarily prove. It is often unarguable except in terms of effectiveness of
the methods which grow out of it.
Technique: It is the
implementation that which actually takes place in a classroom. It is a
particular trick, stratagem or contrivance used to accomplish an immediate
objective. Techniques must be consistent with a method and therefore in harmony
with an approach as well.
