Is It Really Worth Advocating?—Criticism and Teaching Reflection on Roberto Guzman’s Teaching English without Teaching English  

作　　者：Liyuan Qiu Liyuan Qiu(School of Foreign Languages, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China)

机构地区：[1]School of Foreign Languages, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China

出　　处：《Open Journal of Applied Sciences》2024年第11期3050-3060,共11页应用科学（英文）

摘　　要：This paper critically analyzes Roberto Guzman’s approach to teaching English, as outlined in his TED talk “Teaching English without Teaching English”. While Guzman focuses on inspirational teaching and open-ended discussion, the analysis highlights some shortcomings of his methods from three perspectives: 1) whether the approach aligns with socio-cultural theories, 2) whether it overlooks the importance of input assumptions, and 3) whether it can effectively improve students’ communicative competence. Through this analysis, the paper sheds light on the potential limitations of Guzman’s approach to teaching English and provides insights into how educators can design more effective language teaching methods.This paper critically analyzes Roberto Guzman’s approach to teaching English, as outlined in his TED talk “Teaching English without Teaching English”. While Guzman focuses on inspirational teaching and open-ended discussion, the analysis highlights some shortcomings of his methods from three perspectives: 1) whether the approach aligns with socio-cultural theories, 2) whether it overlooks the importance of input assumptions, and 3) whether it can effectively improve students’ communicative competence. Through this analysis, the paper sheds light on the potential limitations of Guzman’s approach to teaching English and provides insights into how educators can design more effective language teaching methods.

关 键 词：Socio-Cultural Theory Input Hypothesis Communicative Competence Language Teaching Methods Critical Analysis 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]