My teaching practice II portfolio Alexander Alfaro (Portfolio) | Page 31

BASIC TECNIQUES IN SILENT WAY 1- Sound-colour chart:The chart contains blocks of colours, each colour representing a sound in T.L. 2- Teacher’s silence:The teacher is not a modal. He has to be silent to force the students discover by guiding, motivating, prompting. Silence is a tool. 3- Peer-correction:Students should practice the language. Students are encouraged to help another student when he has a difficulty. 4- Rods:The students can see by visualized context. Situations with rods can make the meaning clear, to connect the language with the meaning. 5- Self-correction gestures