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What are the different methods of teaching English as a Second Language?
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1. Immersion Method: This involves the student being completely immersed in an English-speaking environment like a language school, which provides classes, activities, and events all in English.
2. Grammar-Translation Method: This method focuses heavily on English grammar and translation from the students' native language.
3. Direct Method: This method is conducted entirely in English, using visuals and hands-on activities to teach the language.
4. Communicative Language Teaching: This method focuses on teaching language through communication, encouraging students to practice their skills actively with each other in a natural, conversational manner.
5. Audiolingual Method: This method involves phonetics, dialogues, and repetition to help students internalize and practice conversational language.
6. Total Physical Response: This method pairs language input with physical or gestural output, allowing students to develop their language skills in a more integrated way.
7. Task-Based Language Teaching: This method focuses on teaching language through activities, tasks, and projects that involve natural communication and encourages student’s interaction with each other to complete the tasks.