Schools of Thought in SLA

L1 Acquisition

Age and Acquisition

Human Learning

Styles and Strategies

Personality Factors

Sociocultural Factors

Cross-Linguistic Influence

Communicative Competence

Brain and Learning

Teaching Culture

Teaching Skills and sub-skills

The Context of Second Language Teaching and Learning

Language, Learners, and the Learning Process

Theories of SLA

A History of Language Teaching

Approaches and Methods

Grammar Translation Method (GTM)

The Direct Method (D))

Situational Language Teaching (SLT)

Audio-Lingual Method (ALM)

Cognitive Code Learning (CCLM)

Total Physical Response (TPR)

The Silent Way (SW)

Suggestopedia (SM)

Community Language Learning (CLL)

Whole Language (WL)

Multiple Intelligences (MI)

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)

Lexical Approach (LA)

Competency-Based Language Teaching (CBLT)

Communicative Language Teaching (CLT)

The Natural Approach (N)

Cooperative Language Learning (CL)

Content-Based Instruction (CBI)

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)

Models and Approaches

Post-Method Era