NATURAL APPROACH

v  Natural approach is a method for beginners basedon observation and interpretation on how a personacquires his first language .It emphasizes on communication rather then on grammar.

v Theory of learning

¨  the acquisition learning hypothesis

¨   the monitor hypothesis

¨   the natural order hypothesis

¨   the input hypothesis

¨   the affective filter hypothesis

v  Conclusion

The natural approach belongs to a traditional of language teaching method based on observation and interprestation of how learners acquire both firts and second language in nonformal setting. Such methods reject the formal ( grammatical ) organization of language as prerequisite to teaching.