10. What are the implications of behaviourists perspective on language teaching approaches?

Translating the behaviourist perspective to the phenomenon of SLA, behaviourist- informed teaching approaches would be teacher-led and expository.

In the behaviourist L2 classroom, the teacher would be the expert and leader who imparts knowledge and explains principles, for example, grammar rules and how they work.

In this top-down approach, the students would sit passively, absorbing the knowledge that the teacher presents to them, and then practising the content through a range of activities such as grammar exercises, with positive reinforcement achieved through students’ (accurate) performances.

Reference: 

East, M. (2021). Foundational principles of task-based language teaching (p. 214). Taylor & Francis.