Task 3 - What Are The Differences Between Teaching Approach, Teaching Method, Teaching Technique And Teaching Strategies?

Many times we think all of them are the same but indeed they are not. Here yo have definitions and a little explanations about them.

An approach to language learning consists of the techniques and activities you decide to use to learn a language, based on: our beliefs about language and how it is learned your learning style preferences the constraints of the learning situation A method is an overall plan for learning a second language, based on the theoretical approach selected. It involves the design of a syllabus for the course, which in turn consists of learning objectives and techniques for achieving those objectives. Examples: The Language Learning Cycle Total Physical Response Suggestopedia Counseling Learning Direct Method A technique is a particular method of doing an activity, usually involves practical skills Examples ThinkPair Share Role Playing Strategies  are Overall plans for implementing instructional goals, methods, or techniques Examples BuzzGroups Concept Mapping Graffiti We could sum up that Strategies go into Techniques, Techniques into Methods, and Methods go into Approachs.