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Language Teaching Methods
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Authority; has all control; corrects students; assign tasks to be memorized
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
Material Roles: Communcative
Syllabus: Audiolingual
2. Graded syllabus of phonology - morphology & syntax; contrastive analysis
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Communicative
3. Language is a system for expression of meaning; primary function is interaction & communication
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of language: Communicative
4. Counselling and parent analogy; provide safe environment for students to learn and grow
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Situational Language Learning
5. Translation and memorization - learn about L2 by translating L2 to L1 and vice versa and by learning vocab and grammar of L2
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
6. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Activities: Total Physical Response
7. To be able to read literature in L2; translate L2 to L1 and vice versa; achieve proficiency in L2 reading and writing
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Objectives: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Communicative
8. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Objectives: Communicative
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
9. Textbooks; prepared passages and related grammar and vocab exercises
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Material Roles: Grammar Translation
10. Conventional - but memorization of whole meaningful text is recommended
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Activity Types: Communicative
Theory of Language: Suggestopedia
11. Learning cannot lead to acquisition; learning- a conscious process; acquisition- a natural - subconscious process
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Objectives: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Direct Method
12. Based on selection of communicative activities and topics derived from learners' needs
Syllabus: Natural Approach
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
13. No basic text; initially use voice - gestures and action; later use materials and media
Learner Roles: Communicative
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
14. No set syllabus; syllabus comes from learners' intentions and teachers reformulations
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
15. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Syllabus: Silent Way
16. Leaning L2 and L1 different; L2 learning is intellectual; feel music of language; silent awareness - then active trial
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Total Physical Response
17. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication
Syllabus: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Communicative
Material Roles: Communcative
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
18. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice
Theory of Learning: Suggestopedia
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Objectives: Audiolingual
19. Initiatives - question and answer - role play; listening exercises while deeply relaxed
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Activities: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Audiolingual
20. Information sharing; negotiation of meaning & interaction
Activity Types: Communicative
Activities: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Natural Approach
21. Literary passages to be translated; vocab and grammar based lessons based on passages
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Learner Roles: Direct Method
22. Must teach - test - get out of way; remain impassive; resist temptation to model - assist - direct - or exhort
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
23. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
24. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses
Learner Roles: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
25. Main source of comprehensible input; must create positive; low-anxiety climate; lead rich mixture of activities
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
Material Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Communicative
26. Act as model in presenting structures; lead drill practice; correct errors; test progress
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Direct Method
Materials Roles: Natural Approach
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
27. Repetition; substitution drills; avoid translation and grammar explanation; students not allowed to make mistakes
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Theory of Language: Situational Language Learning
28. Ten-unit courses consisting of 1 -200 word dialogues - graded by vocab and grammar
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
29. Sentence-based with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary focus on meaning - not form
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Syllabus: Audiolingual
30. Answer and ask questions - use L2 and communicate as if in real situations
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Direct Method
Syllabus: Suggestopedia
31. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Silent Way
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Community Language Learning
32. Literary language is superior to spoken language
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Community Language Learning
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Total Physical Response
33. Central & active teacher centered method; provides model - controls direction & pace
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Audiolingual
34. Use L2 exclusively; inductive grammar; much speaking - T to Ss and Ss to Ss; dictation
Activity Types: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Silent Way
Materials Roles: Suggestopedia
Theory of Learning: Silent Way
35. Listen and perform; little influence over content of learning
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Objectives: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
36. Facilator of communication process; needs analyst - counsellor; process manager
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Teacher Roles: Communicative
37. Communicate orally and think in L2 - students make direct association between meaning and L2
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Objectives: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Audiolingual
Objectives: Communicative
38. Active and direct role - 'director' of stage play with students as actors
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Syllabus: Direct Method
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Activity Types: Communicative
39. Structures - functions - notions - themes & tasks; order based on learners' needs
Teacher Roles: Suggestopedia
Syllabus: Communicative
Learner Roles: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Direct Method
40. Memorization and habit forming
Theory of Learning: Grammar Translation
Theory of Learning: Situational Language Learning
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
Syllabus: Direct Method
41. Student respond to commands - questions - visual cues; encourage and shape oral responses; no grammar explanation or modeling
Theory of Learning: Direct Method
Theory of Language: Community Language Learning
Theory of Learning: Natural Approach
Activities: Silent Way
42. Listen and repeat; respond to questions and commands; no control over content; make own statements questions later
Learner Roles: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Natural Approach
Learner Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Community Language Learning
43. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language
Syllabus: Communicative
Syllabus: Total Physical Response
Theory of Language: Total Physical Response
Activities: Total Physical Response
44. Direct class activities; demonstrate - not explain or translate; give Ss choices to correct selves
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Direct Method
Theory of Learning: Communicative
Theory of Language: Grammar Translation
45. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged
Theory of Language: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Total Physical Response
Learner Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
46. Should try to lose themselves in activities involving meaningful communication
Learner Roles: Natural Approach
Activities: Silent Way
Objectives: Community Language Learning
Teacher Roles: Natural Approach
47. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic
Syllabus: Audiolingual
Materials Roles: Audiolingual
Activity Types: Audiolingual
Syllabus: Direct Method
48. Maintain passive state; allow materials to work on them
Theory of Language: Direct Method
Learner Roles: Suggestopedia
Objectives: Audiolingual
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation
49. Text - plays - dialogues drive T's demonstrations of their meanings; objects (realia) in class
Syllabus: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Situational Language Learning
Activities: Suggestopedia
Materials Roles: Direct Method
50. Learners as negotiator - interactor - giving & receiving information
Teacher Roles: Silent Way
Learner Roles: Communicative
Activity types: Grammar Translation
Teacher Roles: Grammar Translation