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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






4. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






6. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






8. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






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






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






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






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






29. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






32. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






33. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






44. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






47. Memorization and habit forming






48. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






50. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions