The Principles of the Silent Way.
- Start with familiar sounds.
- Give help only if absolutely necessary. Allow students to use their own knowledge of language learning.
- Do not model the language for the students.
- Allow students to tap out sounds to show what they have learned.
- Students work on the language, not the teacher.
- Teacher takes a back seat. The more you help- the less they learn. Praise is not helpful.
- Transfer what students know already to new ideas
- Silence is used as a tool. The teacher becomes less necessary to the learning process.
- Errors are important and necessary for learning.
- Progress is more important than perfection.
- Student attention to the teacher is important.
- No homework, as learning continues while we sleep.