The Silent Way is a language-teaching method created makes extensive use of silence as a teaching technique.
Teachers should concentrate on how students learn, not on how to teach.
Imitation and drill are not the primary means by which students learn.
Learning consists of trial and error, deliberate experimentation, suspending judgement, and revising conclusions
In learning, learners draw on everything that they already know, especially their native language
The teacher must not interfere with the learning process