Key Teaching and Learning Principle in Language Classroom

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learners need to feel that what they are learning is personally relevant to them, that they have to experienced learning (rather than just being taught) and that their self-image needs to be enhanced as part of the process (Roger 1969, quoted in Harmer...). In other words, language teaching is not just about teaching language, but it is also helping the students to develop themselves as people. According to Harmer (1992;35), in this methodology, the experience of the students is what counts and development of their personalities and the encouragement of positive feelings are seen to be as important as their learning of a language. Getrude Moscowitz suggests a number of interactive activities which aims are to make students feel good and raise their self-confidence (Harmer 1992;36). However, the foundation of every activity is to choose the topic which is frequently related to the students themselves, their lives and their relationships especially in practicing grammar or ...

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a communicative purpose. The learner are thus likely to find them more motivating to be read (Little, Devitt & Singleton 1994;24). Improving language skills is mostly by extensive reading. Therefore, having more interesting texts for students to read will encourage them to read more and indirectly improve their linguistic knowledge. This exposes the students with the usage and functions of common words in the language. In addition to that, it also helps the students to increase the vocabulary and familiar them with the real life language to be used in their daily conversation.

Authentic texts if used in sufficient quantities can begin to replicate the “language bath” in which the ...

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