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Unit 3 focused on the methodologies of teaching English developed over the last 300 years or so, by placing them in historical context, explaining the theories behind them, providing examples of usage, and listing the benefits/drawbacks of each. The methods were: Grammar-translation, Audio-lingualism, Presentation-Practice-Production, Task-Based Learning, Communicative Language Teaching, Community Language Learning, The Silent Way, Suggestopaedia, and the Lexical approach. Looking to combine the benefits of these methodologies, while minimizing the drawbacks, ITTT promotes the Engage, Study, Activate method developed by Jeremy Harmer. The balance of Unit 3, then, explains each stage of ESA and provides many examples of activities/methods teachers can actually use. In addition. there are lots of tips and pointers, discussion of errors vs. mistakes, feedback and correction. Finally, the Lesson Plan appendix gives additional practical advice/guidance. This has been by far the longest (27 pages plus 2 videos) unit and the first to really delve into teaching methods.
