What are the main English teaching schools and methods at home and abroad?

English teaching covers a wide range, involving many different schools and methods. The following are some major English teaching schools and methods:

1. Traditional grammar teaching method: The traditional grammar teaching method mainly emphasizes the learning of English grammar, and the teacher will explain the grammar rules and definitions to students in detail, so that students can remember them one by one. This method attaches importance to the correct use of grammar, which is rigid and not interesting enough.

2. Interactive communicative approach: Communicative approach mainly improves students' English ability through dialogue, oral practice and other interactive ways. Teachers play the role of guides, enabling students to learn English naturally. Different from the traditional grammar teaching method, communicative approach pays attention to the practical application of language.

3. Whole-language teaching method: The idea of whole-language teaching method is that in real situations, students learn new language knowledge and skills by constantly using and trying existing language knowledge, break the traditional grammar constraints when learning English, and create an excellent contextual environment, so that students can always implement contextual meaning and further promote the development of students' language skills.

4. Situational teaching method: Situational teaching method is a kind of situational English teaching, which attaches importance to the application of language. Simulating the real environment and letting students learn English in various situations can not only improve their vocabulary and grammar ability, but also increase the flexibility of the language.

These methods are not independent and sometimes used in combination. There are other schools and methods of English teaching, which have different views on English education, so the corresponding teaching methods are also different.