Learning Principles Underlying Foreign
Language Teaching
Language teachers will always be engaged in scientific approaches to foreign language teaching. Therefore, they must have good understanding on the many variables faced in practical teaching contexts. They have to be able to make intelligent choices of a particular method or technique for particular learners with particular learning objectives. In order provide them with a comprehensive grasp of theoretical foundations of foreign language teaching, this paper will discuss the learning principles underlying foreign language learning and teaching, namely, behaviorism, cognitivism, and humanism. Each of these theories is relatable to the learning of a second language and each of them has its own concept of learning. There are aspects of language learning which may call upon conditioning process, other aspects need a meaningful cognitive process, and yet others depend upon the non threatening environment in which learners can learn freely and willingly. Each aspect, however, is required and appropriate for certain type of purpose of language learning.
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Fauziati, E. (2003,
October). Learning principles underlying foreign language
teaching. Paper presented at the 51st TEFLIN
International Conference,
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