The Silent Way is a language-teaching approach created by Caleb Gattegno that makes extensive use of

silence as a teaching method. Gattegno introduced the method in 1963.

The silent way is a methodology of teaching language based on the idea that teachers should be as silent
as possible during a class but learners should be encouraged to speak as much as possible.

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The Silent Way was conceived as a special case of Gattegno's broader educational principles, which he
had developed to solve general problems in learning, and which he had previously applied to the
teaching of mathematics and of spelling in the mother tongue. Broadly, these principles are:[8]

Teachers should concentrate on how students learn, not on how to teach

Imitation and drill are not the primary means by which students learn

Learning consists of trial and error, deliberate experimentation, suspending judgement, and revising
conclusions

In learning, learners draw on everything that they already know, especially their native language

The teacher must not interfere with the learning process

These principles situate the Silent Way in the tradition of discovery learning, that sees learning as a
creative problem-solving activity.[

Goals

The general goal of the Silent Way is to help beginning-level students gain basic fluency in the target
language, with the ultimate aim being near-native language proficiency and good pronunciation.[9] An
important part of this ability is being able to use the language for self-expression; students should be
able to express their thoughts, feelings, and needs in the target language. In order to help them achieve
this, teachers emphasize self-reliance.[10] Students are encouraged to actively explore the language,
[11] and to develop their own 'inner criteria' as to what is linguistically acceptable.

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%20proficiency%20and%20good%20pronunciation.