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Language Teaching Methods

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1. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






5. Memorization and habit forming






6. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






8. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






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






13. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






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






18. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






21. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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