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I enjoyed the content of this unit, in particular, learning about the history of teaching approaches, methods, and techniques. In will be interesting to see what will be available in another hundred years or more! I agree with the ESA methodology used in this course as it consolidates many of the most successful methods and techniques used in the past. Based on experience and success rates, it seems to be working. I am looking forward to making direct observations on the ESA methodology when I begin to teach. I like the fact that the ESA methodology helps the students to think in English rather than just memorize it. I believe that memorization can contribute to excess stress as well as an inability to function in English. This buildup of stress comes from confusion and can leave a student stuck with a failure to learn going forward, or he or she may even abandon study. Of course, some grammatical rules do must be memorized to use them correctly, i.e., irregular verbs, etc. In summary, it is essential for a teacher to be aware of all of the positive and negative points of the various teaching approaches, methods, and techniques in order to effectively teach and be able to recognize and correct barriers to learning English.
