The Priority Method evolved from theories from first and second
language acquisition and child language development. Along with
error analysis theories, technical advances in equipment have
allowed the Priority Method to offer a complete language
diagnostic, analysis and training format. Its significant variation
from all previous SLA pedagogy is that it concentrates on areas of
weakness, prioritizing common areas of transitional errors from L1
to L2, that commonly occur in the phonetic production and delivery
of the ESL student, and focuses on the key areas that have
significant sociolinguistic and linguistic effects on the ESL
student. Why prioritize errors over other aspects of second
language learning? Because errors are the significant areas where
the student's self confidence and progress come into play. Because
negative aspects in any or all of the above will impede and/or
stigmatize the ESL student and can be a major factor in having the
student quit.
Many errors are common to each ESL language group, giving that
group a preliminary map of errors that can be expected before the
student arrives at that point. The specific phonetic area covered
will be common consonant and vowel errors in the ESL student. There
will be a text, workbook and a tape of which the workbook and tape
will interact with each other using the Priority Method and a
Learning Loop. The Learning Loop is a term that describes the
learning system used to facilitate the correct recognition and
production of the English sound pattern. It uses two tape recorders
of which one is to play the tape with the exercises on it of a
Model of English pronunciation. The second tape recorder is
recording both the Model pronunciation and the student's attempt to
duplicate the Model of English sound pattern. Because the student
hears only those sound patterns that are similar or the same to
their L1 language the need to compare their L2 production of
English with that of a Model of English will result in a more
accurate diagnosis. The potential of this method as a supplement to
any language course or program is great as it can be used with any
language group and at any level of learning.
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