Inductive approach
An inductive approach to teaching language starts with
examples and asks learners to find rules. It can be compared
with a deductive approach that starts by giving learners rules,
then examples, then practice.
Example
Learners listen to a conversation that includes examples of the
use of the third conditional. The teacher checks that the students
understand the meaning of its use through checking learners'
comprehension of the listening text, and only after this focuses on
the form, using the examples from the text to elicit rules about
the form, its use and its pronunciation.