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Language Teaching Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






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






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






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






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






16. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic






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






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






19. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. No textbook; materials developed as course progresses






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






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






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






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






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






34. Imperative drills to elicit physical actions






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






36. Literary language is superior to spoken language






37. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






40. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






41. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






42. Language is a set of structures related to situations






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






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






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






46. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






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






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






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






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