ESL Methodology

English teaching has a number of methodologies.  Some are no longer used, while some are noe more popular than ever.

The most common and popular method of teaching English now is communicative language teaching.  To learn more about that methodology, take a look at the article below:

Communicative Language Teaching

However, other methodologies exist.  Here is a list of some common methodologies throughout the history of English teaching and second language teaching.

• Grammar Translation
• Audiolingual Method
• Task-based Language Teaching
• The Silent Way
• Total Physical Response

Communicative Language Teaching

Communicative Language Teaching is the most popular method of second language teaching today. Created in the 1970s, it has changed the world of second language acquisition.


Here are some of the most influential writers on Communicative Language Teaching and Communicative Competence:


Communicative Competence: Theory and Classroom Practice - Sandra Savignon


Foundations in Sociolinguistics: An Ethnographic Approach (Conduct and Communication) - Dell Hymes




Here is an excellent article on Communicative Language Learning, by the author of the New Interchange series:


Jack Richards - "Communicative Language Teaching Today"


Here is a list of some books on Communicative Language Teaching.


Making Communicative Language Teaching Happen


Communicative Language Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to Work


Communicative Language Teaching: An Introduction (Cambridge Language Teaching Library)