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Unit 3 was about different theories, methods and techniques used to teach a foreign language. Out of the many teaching methods, I think Audio-Lingualism, Presentation, Practice, and Production, Communicating Language Teaching, and The Silent Way are the four methods that have heavily influenced the current TEFL practice. Although Audio-Lingualism, which stresses conditioning via repetition drills, is considered outdated in the Unit 3 lesson, teachers still incorporate this method in their lessons when teaching lower levels. Presentation, Practice, and Production is still currently used in teaching centers for lower levels despite being more "teacher-centered." Additionally, Communicating Language Teaching, which emphasizes the importance of language functions, allows students to apply the language in real life situations so this allows for teachers to lengthen student talk time. To further achieve high student talk time, The Silent Way encourages teachers to speak as little as possible so that students can "discover" the language instead of learning through drills. In the new ESA method, elicitation, asking thought-provoking questions, is one of the most important features of an EFL lesson. Also, there are three stages in the ESA method: Engage, Study, and Activate. Lessons within these three stages should allow more student talk time and "student discovery" while teacher talk time and "teacher telling" is minimal.
