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Language Teaching Methods

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






2. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






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






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






6. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






10. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Objectives reflect needs of learners; include functional skills & linguistic objectives






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






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






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






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






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






28. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






30. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






31. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






32. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






34. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






38. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






39. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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







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