Which term names a loose collective of teachers focused on learner-centered instruction and critical pedagogy in language teaching?

• A. Dogme ELT
• B. Traditional ELT
• C. Grammar-Translation
• D. Audio-Lingual

Answer: (A)

Dogme ELT is a name for a loose collective of teachers who champion learner-centered instruction and critical pedagogy in language teaching. It prioritizes conversation-driven learning with minimal reliance on published course books, using students’ needs, interests, and real-life communication as the main engine of lessons. The teacher serves as facilitator and co-learner, guiding dialogue, negotiating meaning, and encouraging reflective practice rather than delivering predetermined content. This approach fits with critical pedagogy by elevating students’ voices, fostering autonomy and collaboration, and examining language use within authentic social contexts. In contrast, traditional ELT, grammar-translation, and audio-lingual approaches rely more on teacher-centered instruction, fixed grammar focus, or drill-based pattern practice with extensive course-book materials, not the flexible, learner-driven, material-light ethos of Dogme.