Seven Hypotheses about Language Teaching and Learning

By David Nunan (2000)

New Words
-My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
-Computers are very efficient at manipulating information.
-I’m greatly indebted to you for my escape.
-He tended to dramatize his success.
-Her behavior is consistent with her words.
-There is an inclination to treat geography as a less important subject.

My Idea
In order to have students acquired English proficiency, English teachers need to give various activities or materials from different approaches and teachers should focus on learning process because there are different routes to success. I learned English by rote teaching, but it is boring for students and it doesn’t help for communication competence. Students can enjoy English lessons if they learn in positive way, for example, expressing their own experiences and ideas in English. Students usually don’t have an opportunity to use English outside a classroom in Japan. So, teachers need to give information for using English outside of the classroom such as listening to songs, watching films, summarizing articles and so forth.