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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. Memorization and habit forming






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






6. Based on here and now - focus on meaning - not form; must allow for comprehensible input






7. Teacher oriented; tapes & visuals; language lab often used






8. Learning occurs through suggestion - when learners are in deeply relaxed state; baroque music used to induce state






9. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2






10. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis






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






12. A list of structures and vocab - graded by grammatical complexity






13. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






14. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






16. Language involved whole person and culture; educational - developmental - communicative process






17. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form






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






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






20. Innovative and conventional; translation - group work - recording - transcription - free conversation






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






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






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






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






25. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar






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






27. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






29. Habit formation; skills learned more effectively if oral before written; analogy - not analysis






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






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






32. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






33. Translation; reading comp; memorization of vocab lists; identify synonyms - antonyms - cognates - deductive application of grammar rules






34. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






35. Maintain passive state; allow materials to work on them






36. Essence of language is meaning; vocab not grammar is heart of the language






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






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






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






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






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






42. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






43. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises






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






45. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager






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






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






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






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






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