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Language Teaching Methods

Subject : teaching
Instructions:
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1. Create situations and present materials to encourage positive reception and retention; exude authority and confidence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






13. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes






14. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






18. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






19. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






23. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






25. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication






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






27. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






29. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






33. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






35. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit






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






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






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






39. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling






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






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






42. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation






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






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






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






46. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






47. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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