Lecture Method in English Language Teaching

Good evening folk, because tonight I haven't slept yet, I decide to post my essay in my thesis which entitled Teaching Vocabulary by Using Interactive Word Wall strategy. The sub head of the title is about Lecture method in ELT, so tonight I'm going to inform you about it. 

Lecture as a model of teaching is frequently criticised, but this is a fact that it has managed to survive so long in pace of many technological development (Howe, 1980 in Kaur, 2011)

Lecture method also can be considered as a popular teaching model in different subjects, such as English, science, mathematics, and other subjects. The lecture model is the traditional style of teaching still found in many schools and colleges. According to Brown (1987), the term of lecture was derived from Medieval Latin "Lecture" to read aloud. Good and Merkel (1959) in Kaur (2011) suggest lecture as a method of teaching by which the instructors given an oral presentation of facts or principles to learners and the class usually being responsible for note-taking, usually implies little or no class participation by such means as questioning or discussion during the class period.

According to Lowman (1987), there are several types of lecture method:

1. Formal Oral-Essay

This model can be considered as a highly polished kind of lecture that presents information primarily to support a conclusion. In this process the lecturer has reviewed and selected from a large body of knowledge the theories, research studies, and arguments that support his conclusions.

2. Expository Lecture

In this lecture, the instructor does most of the talking, with only occasional questions from the students. This lecture is less elaborately planned than oral essay.

3. Provocative Lecture

There is more intention of provoking thought in this process. Here the teacher challenges students' existing knowledge and values and helps them to form a more complex and integrated perspective.

4. Lecture Discussion

Here the teacher encourages students to comment or express concern rather than simply raise questions. The lecture-discussion class begins with the instructor speaking for few minutes and then stimulating a few minutes of discussion around a key point in his remarks. During such discussion the instructor offers brief clarification or integration between students' comments, but students do most of talking.

In conclusion, lecture method is a conventional language teaching method used in certain schools yet many more. It is the best and simple way to convey such information to students without having a medium.

Source :

Ariffansyah, Galih. 2015. Teaching Vocabulary by Using Interactive Word Wall Strategy at the Eight Grade Students of SMPN 13 Banjarmasin in Academic Year 2014/2015. Universitas Lambung Mangkurat.