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them see the pattern governing the grammatical structure

involved.

The learners are then sent to language lab (if available) for

further drills in sentence patterns as well as in stress, rhythm,

and intonation. This is usually followed by exercises in reading

and writing, which also involve the use of the grammar and

vocabulary already familiarized. Thus, the language skills are

presented and practiced in isolation and in rigid sequence:

listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

At the production stage, the learners are given the

opportunity to role play dialogues similar to the ones

introduced in class or in the language lab. They are supposed to

modify the language they have memorized in order to vary

their production. They are also encouraged to talk about a

selected topic in a carefully controlled context. Once this is

all done, they are believed to have developed adequate

linguistic and pragmatic knowledge/ ability to use the newly

learned language for communicative purposes outside

the classroom.

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