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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager






2. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information






3. Learners are members of a community; learning not an individual accomplishment - but is achieved collaboratively






4. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






5. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress






6. Use language meaningful to promote learning; activities involving real communication






7. Structures - functions - notions - themes & tasks; order based on learners' needs






8. Language is a set of structures related to situations






9. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






10. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence






11. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






12. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






13. Texts - tapes - classroom items and music; texts must have force and literary quality






14. No set syllabus; syllabus comes from learners' intentions and teachers reformulations






15. Read and write; no control over content; memorize; answer-usually written






16. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs






17. Control of structures of sound; form & order; mastery over symbols of L2; native speaker mastery






18. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages






19. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed






20. Learners are directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct response






21. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






22. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






23. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process






24. Literary language is superior to spoken language






25. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class






26. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors






27. Unique materials' colored rods; coded pronunciation and vocab charts






28. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended






29. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort






30. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication






31. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media






32. L2 learning same as L1; comprehension before production; carry out commands and reduction of stress






33. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives






34. Relies on text and visual aids; test is tightly organized - has structurally graded lessons






35. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing






36. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later






37. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow






38. Realia rather than textbooks; aim is to promote comprehension and communication






39. Based on structure- grammar and vocab; items introduced by grammatical complexity






40. Produce learners who can communicate orally - intelligibly uninhibitedly with native speakers






41. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial






42. Responsible for their own learning' must develop independence - autonomy and responsibility






43. Answer and ask questions - use L2 and communicate as if in real situations






44. Communicate orally and think in L2 - students make direct association between meaning and L2






45. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace






46. Acquire vocab by speaking full sentences in L2; communication is purpose of language learning






47. Listen and perform; little influence over content of learning






48. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






49. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities






50. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice