According to Dulay et al. Rule- deduction is a facility, which develops automatically with use of the language in meaningful situations within meaningful drillings.
It is not as much as a clearly defined method. Theoretical Background Cognitive-code learning theory was proposed and widely debated in the s. They argued that given the practical constraints faced by many second language learners, it is desirable to limit our goal to reading and reading may be the most practical and effective way to approach language learning.
Carroll was an American psychologist known for his contributions to psychology and educational linguistics.
The contribution of psychological theory and educational research to the teaching of foreign languages. Here are two quotes from Carroll, its first proponent: "The theory attaches more importance to the learner's understadning of the structure of the foreign langauge than to the facility in using that structure, since it is believed that provided the strudent has a proper degree of cognitive control over the structures of the langugte, facility will develop automatically with use of the langauge in meaningful situations.
Philadelphia: The Center for Curriculum Development. It is based on Gestalt psychology as well as formational Generative Grammar Chastain,