1. CURRENT TRENDS IN THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGES AND THE HUMANITIES BY
PROF. JOEL OLATUNDE AYODABO
(TC GD II, NCE, BA ED, MA, PhD)

2. INTRODUCTION APPROACHES METHODS
FIXED TEACHING SYSTEMS WITH PRESCRIBED TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICES
TEACHING PHILOSOPHIES THAT CAN BE INTERPRETED AND APPLIED

3. A SET OF CORRELATIVE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE
AND LANGUAGE LEARNING
APPROACH
A PLAN FOR PRESENTING A SUBJECT MATERIAL TO BE LEARNED, BASED ON A SELECTED APPROACH
METHOD
TECHNIQUE
A VERY SPECIFIC, CONCRETE STRATEGEM OR TRICK DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH AN IMMEDIATE OBJECTIVE

4. CATEGORIES OF LEARNERS
THE VISUAL LEARNERS
THE AUDITORY LEARNERS
THE TACTILE /KINESTHETIC LEARNERS

5. OBJECTIVES OF THIS LECTURE
1. To Identify and discuss the relevant methodologies of teaching courses in the humanities, particularly in English Studies, History and international Studies, and Religious Studies; and
2. To suggest contemporary and practical strategies employable in teaching students in humanities in private universities, particularly Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo.
3. Make suggestions and recommendations to teachers and lecturers, on how to improve lecture-based activities.

6. METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH COURSES
TRENDS IN THE TEACHING OF COURSES IN THE HUMANITIES – ENGLISH, HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH COURSES
THE GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD
THE DIRECT METHOD
SERIES METHOD
THE AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD
COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING

7. OTHER METHODS SKILLS TEACHING LANGUAGE IMMERSION
OTHER LEARNING STRATEGIES - CODE SWITCHING

8. METHODS FOR TEACHING IN HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
BLENDED LEARNING
DIRECT METHOD
NATURAL METHOD
DEBATE METHOD
AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD
COMMUNICATIVE METHOD
PRESENTATION, PRACTICE AND PRODUCTION (PPP) METHOD
TASK-BASED LEARNING METHOD
COGNITIVE-CODE LEARNING METHOD
ECLECTIC METHOD

9. CONTEMPORARY AND PRACTICAL STRATEGIES EMPLOYABLE IN TEACHING STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES
“ A Process-oriented Approach Used To Achieve The Objective Of Hands-on Experience”
FIELD TRIP
TOUCHING
IDENTIFYING
COMPARING

10. TEACHING ENGLISH STUDIES
“The communicative approach is very ideal in a university setting, where students learn language for communicative purposes. The three views of language teaching are relevant, here”

11. THREE PRINCIPAL VIEWS CONCERNING TEACHING OF LANGUAGES
THE STRUCTURAL VIEW
THE FUNCTIONAL VIEW
THE INTERACTIVE VIEW

12. TEACHING HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
OUT OF CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING APPROACH
Teachers should endeavour to employ the strategies of out of lecture room visits, the use of resource persons, documentary video clips, as well as visiting historical sites…
TEACHING HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

13. TEACHING RELIGIOUS STUDIES
PREACHING METHOD
LEARNING BY TEACHING
ILLUSTRATION METHOD/ FLANNELGRAPH AND CHARTS

14. RECOMMENDATION/CONCLUSION
ADEQUATE PREPARATION FOR LECTURES
APPLICATION OF AUDIO- VISUAL METHOD AND/OR I.C.T IN TEACHING AND LEARNING.
CONSTANT REVIEW OF TEACHING MATERIALS
REVIEW OF TESTS AND MEASUREMENT MECHANISMS
ENGAGE STUDENTS THROUGH ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING

15. THANK YOU