Language Teachers react to a demonstration of a Silent Way Lesson by @donaldecherry . We give our expert opinion on the teaching in this (https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldecherry) example TSW class.
What is the Silent Way Teaching Method?
The Silent Way is a language teaching method developed by Caleb Gattegno in the 1970s that emphasizes learner autonomy and minimal teacher talk. The method is based on the idea that the teacher should remain “silent” as much as possible, allowing the students to discover language for themselves through visual aids and their own experimentation. This approach aims to foster self-expression and independent thinking, rather than relying on rote memorization and repetition. It also employs Cuisenaire rods for demonstration and coloured Fidel charts for pronunciation.
In the ELT (English Language Teachers): Under The Covers react series, expert teachers break down teaching scenes from movies, TV shows and viral videos of classroom clips – and react to them with a light-hearted spicy commentary on the teaching situations/practices shown within them.