DECONSTRUCTING LANGUAGE TEACHING APPROACH FOR ELEARNERS IN POST-METHOD ERA

Abstract

The post method era decentres the functionality of various methods by centering language learning and teaching approach of the teachers. After deconstructing the approach for second language learning, the challenge may arise for the teachers to awake the questioning/reasoning minds of the learner in the E-era where ample of information and instructional materials for learning can be easily accessed but may not cultivate the questioning, critical and reasoning mind of the learners. As a preamble to germinate, cultivate, and shape the questioning minds of E-learners (in the classroom) along with the power of imagination, critical thinking and the essential skills in second language, the present paper explores the possibilities, challenges and opportunities for the same. Thereafter, an attempt has been made to correlate the learner centric approach with the concept of learning beyond information-a tuning step as a part of language teaching pedagogy. Though the implementation of the approach is challenging, the benefits and advantages outlay the constraints.