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Language Teaching Methods

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Instructions:
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1. Language is a rule governed system - hierarchically arranged






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






3. No specific objectives; near native mastery is goal






4. Literary language is superior to spoken language






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






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






7. Each language has unique rhythm and spirit; core structure and functional vocab are keys to spirit






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Dialogues & drills; repetition & memorization pattern practice






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






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






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






19. Authentic & task based materials to promote communication






20. Language is primarily speech; learning language involves culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Memorization and habit forming






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






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






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






42. Leaning involves whole person; social process of growth






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






44. Basically structuralist - grammar-based view of language






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






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






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






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






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






50. Based on situations and topics - not usually linguistic