A framework for Teaching and Learning: understanding key concepts, traditional approaches and methods  
Materials for language teaching are constantly changing and they reflect an eclectic approach to language learning and methodology.  This session reviews traditional methods and approaches in language teaching.  It presents a discourse-processing framework for language teaching and learning (Celce-Murcia).  This framework will form the theoretical basis for subsequent sessions that focus on the understanding of the nature of each of the four language skills and the teaching methodology that informs the design of instructional materials.   
Pre-reading Questions
To what extent is it possible for TESOL methodology to develop a ‘perfect method’ or ‘perfect approach’?
In what ways are the following terms defined in the readings?
methodology  approach  method   procedure technique
Session Pre-reading
Celce-Murcia, M. & Olshtain, E, (2004) pp2-18;+ pp 180-182 
Larsen Freeman, D.  (1986) Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, Oxford U P. pp18-30

Richards, J.C, Renandya, A, (2002) Chapters 1+2 pp5-19

Richards, J.C, Rodgers, T.S (1986) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

Key concepts
methods   methodology     approach  discourse and discourse analysis 

top-down and bottom-up processing 

Further Reading
Nunan, D. (2000) Language Teaching Methodology, Malaysia, Longman (chapter 12)
Willis, J. Willis, D. (1996) Challenge and Change in Language Teaching, Oxford, Macmillan (sections 1 and 2)