We will start together an adventure and journey and try to discover the MAGNIFICENT kingdom of English language and culture. We will learn new things, words, put grammar in practice and talk, talk, talk too much...at the end people will tell you ,,Do not be so British or American :)''.

• I have a Bsc of English, Graduated Philologist of English Language and Literature ESL (Lingusitics and Anglo-american Literature), Faculty of Philosophy, English Department, Niš, Serbia, State University
During my teaching career I have been using this reference book which was part of official books at the Faculty:
• Reference book: ‘’Techniques & Principles in Language Teaching Diane Larsen-Freeman and Marti Anderson, Michigen University, Oxford Press, 2011’’
• All English lessons are organized according to these methods and their corresponding techniques. Only one method can be used but usually a mix of few depending on target group and age.

METHODS & TECHNIQUES

1. THE GRAMAR TRANSLATIN METHOD - Translation of a Literary Passage, Reading Comprehension Questions, Antonyms/Synonyms, Cognates, Deductive Application of Rules, Fill-in-the-blanks Exercise, Memorization, Use Words in Sentences, Composition, Conclusion

2. THE DIRECT METHOD -Reading Aloud, Question and Answer Exercise, Getting Students to Self-correct, Conversation Practice, Fill-in-the-blanks Exercise, Dictation, Map Drawing, Paragraph Writing, Conclusion

3. THE AUDIO LINGUAL METHOD -Dialogue Memorization, Backward Build-up (Expansion) Drill, Repetition Drill, Chain Drill, Single-slot Substitution Drill, Multiple-slot Substitution Drill, Transformation Drill, Question-and-answer Drill, Use of Minimal Pairs, Complete the Dialogue, Grammar Game, Conclusion

4. THE SILENT WAY -Sound–Color Chart, Teacher’s Silence, Peer Correction, Rods, Self-correction Gestures, Word Chart, Fidel Charts, Structured Feedback, Conclusion

5. DESUGGESTOPIDIA -Classroom Set-up, Peripheral Learning, Positive Suggestion, Choose a New Identity, Role-play, First Concert, Second Concert, Primary Activation, Creative Adaptation, Conclusion

6. COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING-Recording Student Conversation, Transcription, Thinking about the Experience, Reflective Listening, Human Computer, Small Group Tasks, Conclusion

7. TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE-Using Commands to Direct Behavior, Role Reversal, Action Sequence, Conclusion
8. COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING-Authentic Materials, Scrambled Sentences, Language Games, Picture Strip Story, Role-play, Conclusion

9. CONTENT BASED INSTRUCTION -Dictogloss, Graphic Organizers, Language Experience Approach, Process Writing, Dialogue Journals, Conclusion

10. TASK BASED LANGUAGE TEACHNING -Information-gap Task, Opinion-gap Task, Reasoning-gap Task, Unfocused Tasks, Focused Tasks, Input-providing Tasks, Output-prompting Tasks, Conclusion

11. PARTICIPATORY APPROACH Dialoguing, Problem Posing, Conclusion