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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves






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






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






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






26. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






36. Language is a set of structures related to situations






37. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized






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






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






40. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






43. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






45. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






49. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






50. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal







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