Natural Approach / Direct Method of Language Teaching

What is the Direct Approach, also called the Direct Method or Natural Approach? Watch this video, and find out.
In this video, Teacher Lela talks about “The Direct Approach to Language Learning” that ALO7 has adopted, which includes speaking only English to the students (complete immersion into the language), and focusing more on speaking and conversation than on spelling and grammar. Teacher Lela also goes over three methods used in The Direct Approach, giving examples of each method. Free lessons!
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  • @abrahamandrade9554
    @abrahamandrade95546 жыл бұрын

    You are amazing at making these videos Lela. They are very helpful especially with new tutors.

  • @Gamatov
    @Gamatov5 жыл бұрын

    This is interesting stuff! I work as a teacher of Swedish for immigrants (SFI) and often use activities described here. For example, I let students come forward and act out a Swedish everyday situation, like waiting in line, or returning a purchase to the shop, meeting a neighbour in the shared laundry room... like a role play. I've read about suggestopedia which has a similar approach. But this describe pretty well what I do and it really does the trick.

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you found the video useful! The Direct Method is an excellent way to teach students.

  • @sasa3766
    @sasa37662 жыл бұрын

    PLEASE, PLEASE , MAKE MORE VIDEOS WITH THE REST OF THE METHODS, THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD, SO IMPORTANT, AND ON YOU TUBE IS SO BADLY EXPLAINED BY INDIAN PPL, AND THE GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD, AND ALL THE REST OF THE METHODS, PLEASE, YOU WOULD GET LOADS OF VIEWS AND LIKES !! THANKS POR POSTING THIS VIDEO, WE LOVE YOUR VOICE!! ARE YOU FROM CALI , BY ANY CHANCE? KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !! I SUSCRIBED!!

  • @christinebell691
    @christinebell6915 жыл бұрын

    Great information and ideas! Thank you for sharing!

  • @mauimindbodymedicine
    @mauimindbodymedicineАй бұрын

    Dice are a very good suggestion, thank you.

  • @MolLongli87
    @MolLongli873 жыл бұрын

    Your wonderful smile and welcoming energy is the best proof that the direct way is very useful :)

  • @theblondelions9894
    @theblondelions98943 жыл бұрын

    If you only focus on a method you are heading for failure. Traditional methodologies have been proved to be a waste of time in terms of getting real skills to use a language for what a language is mainly meant to. That is, to speak in fluently in real contexts of interaction. So we must aim to use different methods,: direct, teaching grammar but in a metacognitive and conversational way,. We must put into practice the knowledge coming from Neuroscience in the field of the acquisition of a foreign language. We have to implement a holistic and conversational approach that lets us a balanced combination between contextual learning and adquisition. Despite a pure acquisition is not available when it comes to the process of learning of a foreign language, there are some interest aspects involved in it that can be used in an efficient way.

  • @aracellygonzalez8397
    @aracellygonzalez83973 жыл бұрын

    Great explanation. I ' ll start using this method in my online classes

  • @lisaraigeluw8825
    @lisaraigeluw88256 жыл бұрын

    Great tips!

  • @Mnnvint
    @Mnnvint4 жыл бұрын

    My English teacher in primary school used the direct method, it was a time when teachers in Norway still had a lot of freedom in how to teach. For me it helped immensely. I didn't realize how much it helped until I started learning German in fifth grade, with the "traditional" method (memorizing lists of dictionary words and grammar mnemonics etc.)

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow! You experienced the difference in teaching methods at a young age. Thanks for commenting.

  • @cherahsBroll
    @cherahsBroll3 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome! Thank you!

  • @cristhianpedraza8666
    @cristhianpedraza86665 жыл бұрын

    You're such a good teacher, thanks for share your knowledge!

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @anaflores2415
    @anaflores241510 ай бұрын

    Love your ideas❤

  • @loganathanvenkatachalam4009
    @loganathanvenkatachalam40096 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation of the direct method.

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Teacher Lela was our Teacher of the Year in 2017.

  • @masoomtafiee7391
    @masoomtafiee73913 жыл бұрын

    Tnx for your explanation

  • @kashisonati5570
    @kashisonati55703 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @megawatikaranjangana6989
    @megawatikaranjangana69893 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Miss

  • @khusheduacadmy7867
    @khusheduacadmy78674 жыл бұрын

    You are a best teacher Ma'am

  • @OriginalKingRichTv

    @OriginalKingRichTv

    3 жыл бұрын

    Almost there bud, best is mostly used when your comparing the subject to other subjects. Such as You are THE best teacher(absolute) You are ONE OF THE best teachers(comparing the subject and putting it on a pedestal)

  • @evamariaandujarescobar4900
    @evamariaandujarescobar49005 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for ur video. I am doing my programming right now and it's being very useful to get this kind of info. By the way, could you give me any web site to go deeper through the theories you have mentioned in the video (TP our storytelling and raw seus method). It would be very helpful . thanks again for sharing ! :)

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    5 жыл бұрын

    You can find many articles about teaching on our blog: www. blog.alo7.com

  • @saravananneother4868

    @saravananneother4868

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's a book called Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener also 30 Teaching Methods by Scott Thornburry.

  • @ayoubirissan1258
    @ayoubirissan12584 жыл бұрын

    thanks a bunch this video is so helpful

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great!

  • @miladaghaie5878
    @miladaghaie58784 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot,it was really helpful

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @sheminnaseem4388
    @sheminnaseem43883 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏

  • @ayisige3019
    @ayisige30193 жыл бұрын

    😍😍🙌🏻

  • @pthompson2113
    @pthompson21134 жыл бұрын

    How did you create your virtual background?

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    4 жыл бұрын

    Teacher Lela has the wall in her office painted green and in this video she was using the pro version of Zoom, which has the option to use virtual backgrounds with the use of a green screen.

  • @up_your_level
    @up_your_level2 жыл бұрын

    What is the first method called in this approach?

  • @damagecase3370
    @damagecase33705 жыл бұрын

    What is the name of the first method? I didn't catch it. Great video by the way! Thank you from Madrid, Spain.

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! The first method is called the Direct Approach.

  • @mauimindbodymedicine

    @mauimindbodymedicine

    Ай бұрын

    the Rassias Method

  • @rogereduardomandujanomaced2006
    @rogereduardomandujanomaced200610 ай бұрын

    Is the direct and natural approach the same ?

  • @valerians.lagasca2226
    @valerians.lagasca22262 жыл бұрын

    what is the first method called?

  • @basavarajuramaiah7315
    @basavarajuramaiah73154 жыл бұрын

    my approach is to change the OS of your computer to the target language (and make sure that there is option to switch over)

  • @kronniichiwa9909
    @kronniichiwa99093 жыл бұрын

    Useful

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @Bored_Trumpet
    @Bored_Trumpet3 жыл бұрын

    What is the first method (1:38) she described so I can look more into it? Rawseus? Roscius? Rossius? Rausius?

  • @sarahwu5842

    @sarahwu5842

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm also wondering about this!

  • @Bored_Trumpet

    @Bored_Trumpet

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, it's the Rassias Method, named after a John Rassias.

  • @htvjeans2681
    @htvjeans26813 жыл бұрын

    Please help me add examples about direct methods, thanks

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll see if I can find some video examples and upload them at some point. Thanks.

  • @samiaibtissam8816
    @samiaibtissam8816 Жыл бұрын

    🖒🖒❤❤❤❤

  • @coachkevinorabe17
    @coachkevinorabe174 жыл бұрын

    Hello. What is the first method again?

  • @ALO7English

    @ALO7English

    4 жыл бұрын

    The first method that Teacher Lela talks about is the direct approach method, which is basically language immersion.

  • @diegorivero6281

    @diegorivero6281

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ALO7English But what about the one that favours speaking and listening over the other skills? She mentions it, though.

  • @madjdaterrad5322
    @madjdaterrad53223 жыл бұрын

    what is the raw seus method plaise

  • @shelleydalgety6573

    @shelleydalgety6573

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rau's IAS

  • @shelleydalgety6573

    @shelleydalgety6573

    3 жыл бұрын

    it is more like a teaching academy or coaching centre, in India as I understand it. hope this helps.

  • @madjdaterrad5322

    @madjdaterrad5322

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 🥰💕

  • @fireball0762
    @fireball0762 Жыл бұрын

    Children need Phonics

  • @sarakhayami999
    @sarakhayami9995 жыл бұрын

    Where is the difference to the audiolingual methods?

  • @lelaschavers4943

    @lelaschavers4943

    5 жыл бұрын

    While the two methods are similar in that neither uses the native language, the Audio-lingual method is based on behaviorist theory and focuses more on grammar by repetition instead of learning target vocabulary using visuals and TPR.

  • @Allyne42
    @Allyne42 Жыл бұрын

    One die. Not dice.

  • @agnesdo9802
    @agnesdo98023 жыл бұрын

    When.ppl smile all the time en have a high pitched voice, they are very impatience and not hounest.

  • @masoomtafiee7391
    @masoomtafiee73913 жыл бұрын

    Tnx for your explanation