Approaches and language teaching

Presentation, practice and prediction ( PPP ) :
It's mainly focus in speaking and writing skills, the language is learnt by the first seeing new language in a context which shows its meaning, practicing it in controlled and guided conditions, then using it in freer conditions which give the learner less language support.
Lexical approach :
It's mainly focus in speaking and writing skills, the language is learnt by learning chunks .
Functional approach :
Only focus in speaking, it's the same as PPP the aim of using the language .
Communicative approaches :
Mainly focus in speaking and listening, the best way to learn language is to use it in interaction rather than learn about it .
Grammar Translation :
Focusing only on reading, the language is learnt by analyzing and applying grammatical rules.
Total Physical Response (TPR) :
Mainly focusing on listening and reading, the language learnt by being exposed to language, also learner need a silent period, and the best way by doing things physically .
Guided discovery :
Focusing on reading and listening .
Content based learning :
Focusing on reading and listening, the language is learnt best if presented to learners through interesting topic which help them increase their knowledge of the world .

Course book review - 19 May 2014

         Cutting edge books are one of the best books to teach English as a second language, it has many editions  according to the students level .
The stater edition, starts with beginners in the language,its explain the letters and numbers, and the concentration in the reading is not that much . they most focusing in getting familiar with letters and words .
The elementary edition, for student in advance level in the language and the can pronounce he words correctly and read only small sentences compounds with pictures .
pre intermediate edition, its for student how want to speak English and communicate by using the language,
for reading it has small tasks to read and short paragraphs, and some questions to check if the student can manage their reading and can understand what they read .
Intermediate edition, for student who are better in reading and writing than the pre intermediate level, the context is more advanced and more complicated .    
Finally, the upper intermediate edition, for very advance level in language, and the reading is very long articles and the vocabulary is very difficult .