HUMANISTIC LANGUAGE TEACHING
Ruth Hamilton

Pre-session task

A) What is 'Humanistic' Language Teaching - write a definition here:

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B) What do you consider to be the main principles of Humanistic Language Teaching?
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C) Do you consider yourself to be a 'humanistic' language teacher?

YES - Why?

NO - Why not?

Bring your notes along to the session……

The session
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Post-session reading
Douglas Brown, H., Teaching by Principles, 2001:25-32, Longman
Larsen-Freeman, D., Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, 2000, OUP
Nunan, D., Language Teaching Methodology, 1991, Prentice Hall
Richards & Rodgers, Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, 1986, CUP
Mario Rinvolucri's 'Humanising Language Teaching' online magazine
Use the reading to be prepared for the Alternative Practices session.

Post-session task
Arrange to observe a lesson
Read through Stevick's criteria again
Complete Observation Task 7
Send your evaluation to your mentor via your journal