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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






6. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






10. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






11. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






13. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






26. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






31. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






46. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






49. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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