A Study of PPP in the EFL Class and Some Indications on Its Applications

PPP enjoys its popularity for its simplicity, straightforwardness and logic in some EFL classes. It also has its own problems: students may not be able to produce the target language naturally and willingly during its production stage. Besides, other factors, such as different educational experiences, ways of learning and backgrounds, may also cause invalidity in teaching. How can PPP be used in the author ’s institution in the future? Conclusions can be drawn from the studies about the merits and problems of PPP: When PPP does not work well; the combination of different methodologies may become a choice for EFL teachers to better use it in their teaching.