The PPP approach has
always been used to teach languages at school. PPP means presentation,
practice and production, and, if this model is taken, the learning content is
given by the teacher, implemented by the students through exercises, and,
finally, used by the learners in less controlled speaking or writing
activities.
One of the criticisms
that this methodology has received is that the contents, in the beginning, seem
to fit perfectly, but, in reality, these are not suited to each child.
An alternative to the
PPP model is the Test-Teach-Test approach (TTT). In this model, the production
stage is the first and, after, students have to develop a particular task (a
role play, for example). In addition, this is a process followed by the
educator.
Task-Based Learning is
based on three stages. The first of these is the pre-task stage, in which the
teacher introduces and defines the theme and the students perform activities
that will help them to remember words and phrases that will be useful to them
during the performance of the main task.
The second stage is
called the “task cycle”. It is when students do a task in pairs or small
groups, and children prepare a report of how they did the task and what
conclusions they reached. At the end of the task, they present what they think
in front of the class.
The last stage is the
language focus stage of approach to language.
The main advantages of
TBL are that language is used for a genuine purpose meaning that real
communication should take place; that it integrates all four skills and moves
from fluency to accuracy plus fluency; and that there are many activities that
can be performed and that motivate the students.
We think that this
methodology is one of the best for the learning process, because it encourages
meaningful, functional, globalized and cooperative learning. With it,
observation and inquisitiveness are encouraged. Also, questions are answered by
different stages of research, collecting and analysis of the information,
experimenting autonomously and coming to conclusions.
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